{"id":20098891,"date":"2024-09-01T08:26:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T06:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20098891"},"modified":"2024-09-01T09:03:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T07:03:12","slug":"crises-in-sudan-and-east-africa-un-deputy-chief-appeals-for-global-solidarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/crises-in-sudan-and-east-africa-un-deputy-chief-appeals-for-global-solidarity","title":{"rendered":"Crises in Sudan and East Africa: UN deputy chief appeals for global solidarity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called on the international community for solidarity to address the crises in Sudan and East Africa, following her regional visit to Sudan and Chad that concluded on Friday. Mohammed met officials in Chad and announced a $5 million allocation from the UN\u2019s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) as part of a rapid response towards supporting flood recovery efforts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chad hosts more than 1.1 million refugees, many escaping violence in Sudan, where rival militaries have been fighting since April 2023. At the same time, the war has also triggered colossal suffering within Sudan\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n\n\n

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UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed visits the UNICEF-supported e-learning centre at site for displaced people at Abdullah Naji in Port Sudan on Thursad (Photo: UNICEF-Satti)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThe humanitarian task that we have in Sudan has been very big,\u201d UN Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed<\/a> said. \u201cIt has been one that we have been consistently supporting the government to try to address the crisis. The suffering of the people in this country is one of the worst crises in the world today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Region in crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chad and neighbouring Sudan have been grappling with multiple crises. That includes the ongoing Sudanese war and recent floods<\/a> affecting 960,000 people in Chad and 310,000 in Sudan, according to UN agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussions between the UN deputy chief and local authorities in Chad centred on the complex challenges facing the country, including regional dynamics and key risks, and highlighted \u201cthe urgent need for global solidarity\u201d, the UN Spokesperson St\u00e9phane Dujarric told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reaffirming the UN\u2019s commitment, Mohammed called for \u201cmaximum solidarity and resources\u201d to ensure the humanitarian response fulfils its mandate and supports the people of the region, urging parties \u201cto invest more in saving lives and livelihoods\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n

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UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed visits the UNICEF-supported e-learning centre at site for displaced people at Abdullah Naji in Port Sudan on Thursday (Photo: UNICEF-Satti)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u2018Vital lifeline for aid delivery\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While in Chad, Mohammed observed the humanitarian corridor operation at the newly opened Adr\u00e9 crossing point into Sudan<\/a> and engaged with refugee representatives, women, youth and community leaders, welcoming the recent opening as \u201ca positive step\u201d towards providing lifesaving aid in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis crossing is a vital lifeline for aid delivery to millions in Sudan and must remain open and accessible to facilitate large-scale humanitarian assistance while ensuring the safety of aid workers,\u201d according to the UN Spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We have to match the openings of these borders with aid resources \u2026 and so we need those resources, and we need them now\u2026\u2019 \u2013 UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We need resources now\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN deputy chief underlined the critical importance of keeping the border crossing permanently open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Adr\u00e9 crossing is the most effective and shortest route to deliver humanitarian assistance into Sudan \u2013 and particularly the Darfur region \u2013 at the scale and speed required to respond to the immense hunger crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat we have to do is to match the openings of these borders with the aid that goes in, and that means resources,\u201d she insisted, \u201cand so we need those resources, and we need them now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When visiting Sudan earlier this week<\/a>, Mohammed met with the country\u2019s President and cabinet members, who agreed that the Jeddah peace process must be implemented swiftly. She emphasised that \u201cthere is consensus there, and there is no reason why that cannot be moved forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the discussion largely focussed on the humanitarian agenda and \u201cthe urgency of this\u201d, she told reporters at a press conference in Port Sudan on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said efforts are addressing the Sudanese government\u2019s legitimate concerns and setting up procedures that \u201cwould ensure this aid gets to people where it\u2019s meant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Crisis around famine\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have impending crisis around famine,\u201d Mohammed said. \u201cWe are not getting medical supplies in where there are health crises. But, more importantly, we have to remember the suffering of the people, and we are here to do this with the government of Sudan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat we have done is to sit down with the humanitarian aid commission, and then we have had discussions on how, first of all, not to stop any of the aid that is available right now going in,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n