United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres announced that $6 billion is needed to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
Guterres made the announcement during the High-Level Humanitarian Conference for the People of Sudan held in Addis Ababa Friday.
“Now the international community must show the same level of support to the Sudanese people in their moment of despair as the Sudanese people once showed to their neighbours in distress,”said.
He said next week, the UN system — alongside national and international partner organisations — will also launch the 2025 Sudan Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan and the 2025 Sudan Refugee Response Plan.
“Together, these plans require $6 billion, to support close to 21 million people inside Sudan and up to 5 million others – primarily refugees – in neighbouring countries, an unprecedented humanitarian crisis on the African continent.
“I want to once again thank those countries generously hosting 3.3 million Sudanese refugees despite their own very difficult challenges. These UN-coordinated appeals far exceed any we have launched for Sudan and for the region,” he said.
According to the UN chief, Sudan is in the grip of a crisis of staggering scale and brutality. A crisis that is increasingly spilling over into the wider region.
He said the crisis demands sustained and urgent attention from the African Union and the broader international community.
Humanitarian access remains a fundamental challenge, particularly where the fighting is most active.
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