April 16 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan, held this Monday in Paris and attended by representatives from 58 countries, has managed to raise more than 2 billion euros for the UN response plan, which asks for 2.7 billion dollars (about 2.5 billion euros) and which until now was only six percent funded, with the aim of helping to alleviate one of the most serious humanitarian crises in the world.
“In response to the funding appeal launched on 7 February by the United Nations, international donors today announced that they will mobilize more than €2 billion, including almost €900 million from the European Union and its Member States, to support the civilian populations of Sudan and neighboring countries in 2024,” reads a statement from the French Foreign Ministry.
The participants – among whom there are also representatives of different UN agencies, regional organizations such as the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) or the Arab League, and more than fifty NGOs such as the International Committee of the Red Cross–, have called on the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to end the conflict and respect International Humanitarian Law.
Likewise, they have urged to allow the “safe and unimpeded” flow of humanitarian aid throughout the territory and through other countries.
For their part, France, Germany and the European Union, the organizers of the meeting, have expressed their solidarity and support for the civilian population, who have suffered indiscriminate bombings, ethnically motivated attacks and sexual and gender violence by both sides. .
In that sense, they have considered the fight against impunity “essential” to “guarantee that those responsible for atrocities are prosecuted and held accountable”, and have guaranteed that this crisis “does not fall into oblivion”, as many have been denouncing. organizations.
The war broke out on April 15, 2023 due to strong disagreements regarding the integration process of the paramilitary group – now declared a terrorist organization – within the Armed Forces, a situation that caused the transition to derail. opened in 2019 after the overthrow of the Omar Hasan al Bashir regime.
The fighting has caused more than eight million people to leave their homes as refugees or internally displaced persons. Furthermore, the lack of infrastructure in the country and obstacles to the delivery of humanitarian aid have caused the population to face hunger or outbreaks of diseases such as cholera.
