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UN Agencies Issue Urgent Sudan Appeal as Funding Stalls and Access Is Choked

Thousands of children in besieged El Fasher face imminent death from soaring malnutrition.

Overview

  • More than 30 million people need aid in Sudan, including over 9.6 million internally displaced and nearly 15 million children, according to a joint UN statement after field visits.
  • In El Fasher, over 260,000 civilians—about half children—have been cut off for more than 16 months, with UNICEF warning that 1.4 million children live in areas of famine or at risk.
  • The $4.2 billion 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan is only 25 percent funded, and agencies say they may have to scale back operations despite reaching 13.5 million people this year.
  • UN agencies report severe access constraints from insecurity and bureaucracy and call for a cessation of hostilities, protection of civilians, simplified procedures and support for durable solutions.
  • A diplomatic grouping of the United States, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt planned talks with the warring parties to press for a three‑month humanitarian truce, according to officials.