Source: Amnesty International –
International donors attending the aid conference for Sudan must secure increased funding and pressure warring parties to ensure unhindered humanitarian access to allow lifesaving healthcare services to be delivered in the country to civilians, including survivors of sexual violence, Amnesty International said today, ahead of the International Ministerial Conference on Sudan in Berlin on 15 April.
As aid has declined in Sudan, the needs have only increased. Behind these numbers are real lives, real people who have lost their homes, loved ones and livelihoods, who are fighting to survive the war and the disease and hunger it brings
Tigere Chagutah, Regional Director, Amnesty International, ESARO
Three years of conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their respective allies have created a humanitarian and health crisis in Sudan, with more than 33 million people in need of assistance. Yet, ongoing cuts to international foreign aid are threatening efforts to tackle a host of grave health risks, including malnutrition, cholera, trauma and injury.
“As aid has declined in Sudan, the needs have only increased. Behind these numbers are real lives, real people who have lost their homes, loved ones and livelihoods, who are fighting to survive the war and the disease and hunger it brings,” said Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and South Africa.
“The Berlin meeting must not be another talking shop. International donors must seize this opportunity to commit more funding to frontline non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Sudan. They must recognize the terrible suffering of civilians and take meaningful action to alleviate it.
This urgently needed donor funding must be matched with redoubled diplomatic efforts by the international community to protect civilians – including humanitarians, health workers and local responders – and to push for accountability and justice for violations across Sudan”