US Boosts Aid to Sudanese Civilians Amid Worsening Crisis

The U.S. will provide an additional $203 million to assist civilians affected by the Sudan war, increasing its total contribution to $707 million. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged global action to address the humanitarian crisis, which has caused mass displacement and looming famine across Sudan.

The United States will contribute an extra $203 million to aid millions of civilians impacted by the ongoing war in Sudan. The announcement came from U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Thursday, urging other nations to increase their aid efforts.

As detailed in a Reuters statement, the funds are intended to support those in Sudan and refugees in neighboring countries since the conflict broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The U.N. World Food Programme has called this escalating hunger crisis the worst globally.

With this new funding, American aid for Sudanese citizens in Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and South Sudan totals $707 million. Thomas-Greenfield emphasized the severity of the crisis and expressed hope that this aid would prompt further international action.

(With inputs from agencies.)