{"id":20114090,"date":"2025-02-18T18:13:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20114090"},"modified":"2025-02-18T18:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:14:12","slug":"un-appeals-for-6bn-as-sudans-shocking-crisis-deepens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/un-appeals-for-6bn-as-sudans-shocking-crisis-deepens","title":{"rendered":"UN appeals for $6bn as Sudan\u2019s ‘shocking crisis’ deepens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The United Nations has launched a $6 billion appeal to tackle Sudan\u2019s escalating humanitarian crisis, warning that millions face famine and displacement as the war continues.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSudan is a humanitarian emergency of shocking proportions,\u201d said Tom Fletcher, the UN\u2019s emergency relief coordinator\u00a0in the statement<\/a>\u00a0published yesterday. \u201cFamine is taking hold. An epidemic of sexual violence rages. Children are being killed and injured. The\u00a0suffering<\/a>\u00a0is appalling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly two years of conflict have displaced 12 million people, with over 3.5 million seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. The UN aims to assist 26 million people in Sudan and the region.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Famine conditions<\/a>\u00a0have been reported in Darfur and the Nuba Mountains, with hunger expected to worsen by May. \u201cToday, one-third of Sudan\u2019s population is displaced,\u201d said Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNeighbouring countries<\/a>\u00a0have shown great solidarity, but their resources are stretched.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN is requesting $4.2 billion to provide aid to 21 million people inside Sudan, where basic services have collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A further $1.8 billion is needed for 4.8 million refugees and host communities across the region. Last year, humanitarian agencies reached 15.6 million people in Sudan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding that, without immediate funding, millions will be left without\u00a0food aid<\/a>, and two-thirds of refugee children will lose access to education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe international community must step up, not just to ensure emergency aid continues, but also to end the violence and restore peace,\u201d Grandi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, the United Nations launched the\u00a02025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan<\/a>\u00a0(HNRP), seeking $4.2 billion to address the urgent needs of nearly 21 million vulnerable people in Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clementine Nkweta-Salami , the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, said the humanitarian crisis has reached \u201cunprecedented levels.\u201d<\/p>\n