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UN Agencies Issue Urgent Appeal on Sudan, Calling for Ceasefire and Access as Aid Falls Far Short

More than 30 million people require assistance with nearly 15 million children in urgent need.

Overview

  • Only about a quarter of the year’s humanitarian funding needs has been met, according to UNICEF, WFP, UNHCR and IOM.
  • UN organizations urge an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access to protect civilians and scale relief operations.
  • Thousands of children in besieged Al-Fashir face life-threatening hunger without rapid assistance, the agencies warn.
  • Eyewitnesses and army sources report drone attacks targeting the army-controlled Khartoum airport as a planned restart of domestic flights was disrupted.
  • The war that began in April 2023 has displaced roughly 12 million people, with the RSF holding much of the south and the army entrenched in the north, center and east.