U.S. Pledges Additional $424 Million for Sudan Humanitarian Aid Amid Ongoing Conflict

The U.S. will provide an additional $424 million in humanitarian aid to Sudan, as announced by U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. The conflict, which began in April last year, has caused a dire humanitarian crisis with over 25 million facing acute hunger and millions displaced.

The United States will provide an additional $424 million in humanitarian aid to the people of Sudan, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced on Wednesday. The conflict erupted in mid-April last year from a power struggle between the Sudanese army (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ahead of a planned transition to civilian rule.

"More than 25 million Sudanese face acute hunger. Many are in famine ... and some 11 million have fled their homes in what has become the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet," said Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield. "We must compel the warring parties to accept humanitarian pauses in al-Fashir, Khartoum, and other highly vulnerable areas, eliminate barriers to humanitarian access along all routes, and put down their weapons and come to the negotiating table," she said.

The announcement brings total U.S. funding since the conflict began to $2 billion, according to the U.S. mission to the UN.

(With inputs from agencies.)