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More than $3bln needed for aid in Sudan, Sudanese refugees: UN

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 17 May 2023 11:11
3 Min Read

The United Nations highlights that a full $2.56 billion is now expected to be needed to provide assistance inside Sudan.

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  • UN says more than $3 bn needed for aid in Sudan, Sudanese refugees
    Sudanese refugees who fled the violence in their country, gather for food given by the World Food Programme (WFP) near the border between Sudan and Chad, in Koufroun, Chad April 28, 2023 (Reuters)

The United Nations on Wednesday pointed out that $3.03 billion would be needed to provide urgent aid to people in conflict-ravaged Sudan and to over one million expected to flee into neighboring countries this year.

The UN said that needs have soared since a bloody conflict erupted in Sudan in April, revising up its response plan for the country.

"Today, 25 million people -- more than half the population of Sudan -- needs humanitarian aid and protection," Ramesh Rajasingham, head of the UN humanitarian agency's Geneva bureau, told reporters.

Clashes erupted on April 15 between army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohammad Hamdan Dagalo, who leads the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Around 1,000 people have been killed, mainly in and around Khartoum, as well as the ravaged state of West Darfur, according to medics. 

#Sudan is plunged into complete chaos one day after clashes broke out between the #Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and a paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). pic.twitter.com/C4zxUOWKEJ

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) April 16, 2023

The fighting has deepened the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, where one in three people already relied on humanitarian assistance before the war.

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The UN indicated that a full $2.56 billion is now expected to be needed to provide assistance inside Sudan -- up from the $1.75 billion estimated at the end of last year.

According to Rajasingham, those funds will allow aid agencies to reach 18 million of the most vulnerable people in the country.

At the same time, the UN refugee agency highlighted that $470.4 million would be needed to assist those fleeing the country, adding that it was now planning for up to 1.1 million people to cross out of Sudan this year alone.

Just two weeks ago, UNHCR had said it would need $445 million through October to address the needs of as many as 860,000 people who might flee the country.

"So far, the crisis, which has just started a month ago, resulted in massive outflows into neighbouring countries of about 220,000 refugees and returnees who have been seeking safety in Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, Central African Republic and Ethiopia," Raouf Mezou, assistant chief of operations at the UN refugee agency UNHCR, told reporters.

In addition, more than 700,000 people have been displaced inside Sudan by the fighting.

"Countless people remain trapped and terrified inside Sudan, innocent victims of this indiscriminate fighting," Mezou said.

At the same time, Mezou noted that "those who have fled across the country's many borders are shattered, often having left behind or lost loved ones and finding themselves in places where access is extremely hard and resources are minimal."

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