{"id":20099461,"date":"2024-09-05T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20099461"},"modified":"2024-09-05T12:19:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:19:24","slug":"usaid-chief-sudans-humanitarian-crisis-at-dangerous-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/usaid-chief-sudans-humanitarian-crisis-at-dangerous-levels","title":{"rendered":"USAID chief: Sudan\u2019s humanitarian crisis at dangerous levels\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman has called on the international community and members of the Sudanese diaspora to step up their efforts to support the Sudanese people, \u201cnot only by increasing humanitarian assistance, but also by pressing for an end to this violent conflict once and for all.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a digital meeting<\/a> with members of the Sudanese American community on Tuesday evening, she stressed the importance of continuing pressure to disarm, end the conflict, and support lasting peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She warned that the humanitarian crisis in the country has reached dangerous levels and required intensified international efforts to address it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman<\/em>
(Photo: USAID)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Coleman noted that famine is sweeping across many areas of Sudan<\/a>, with more than 25 million people facing acute hunger and one million people on the brink of starvation<\/a>, not only in Zamzam camp<\/a> near the North Darfur capital of El Fasher, but also in Abu Shouk and other camps for displaced people. She added that the ongoing conflict and the obstruction of humanitarian assistance by the Sudanese Armed Forces<\/a> and the Rapid Support Forces<\/a> have resulted in the largest food and displacement crisis in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women and children<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking about the humanitarian consequences, Coleman explained that women and children make up more than half of the eight million internally displaced people. She stressed that the rains and floods have worsened the humanitarian situation and contributed to the spread of diseases, most notably cholera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also pointed out the collapse of the Arbaat Dam<\/a> in Red Sea state as a result of heavy rains on August 25, which led to the death of more than 130 people and affected tens of thousands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said that the US Agency for International Development is making a number of efforts to mitigate the effects of all these disasters on the Sudanese, especially the vulnerable groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n