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The United Nations World Food Program announced that it has provided emergency food assistance to more than a million people in Sudan over the past six weeks.
According to the United Nations news bulletin, a copy of which we received today, Tuesday

The United Nations World Food Program announced that it has provided emergency food assistance to more than a million people in Sudan over the past six weeks.
In turn, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, warned that the needs and costs of implementing relief operations are rising. He announced the allocation of an additional $22 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to continue urgent humanitarian operations.
The World Food Program confirmed that it is rapidly expanding food distributions with the aim of providing life-saving assistance to people in 14 out of 18 states in light of the continuing fighting and the deteriorating humanitarian situation. Eddie Rowe, WFP's country director for Sudan, said humanitarian needs are at record levels, with no sign of the conflict ending. added:
“The World Food Program is doing everything possible to provide life-saving assistance to the millions of people in Sudan and thousands more who have fled to neighboring countries, but we cannot do it alone. The world must now come together to provide resources to support the people of Sudan in their time of need.”
WFP is expanding its operations to support 5.9 million people affected by conflict across Sudan over the next six months. The program urgently needs $409 million for this.
The United Nations held a high-level fundraising event in response to the crisis in Sudan.
Speaking at the event, Secretary-General António Guterres described the situation in Darfur and Khartoum as catastrophic, noting that Sudan could quickly become - without strong international support - the epicenter and wellspring of chaos and insecurity across the region.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations said that the scale and speed of Sudan's slide into the abyss of death and destruction is unprecedented, and that Sudan may quickly become - without strong international support - a center and a source of chaos and insecurity throughout the region.
In his speech to a high-level event in Geneva to announce pledges to Sudan and the region, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the situation in Darfur and Khartoum is catastrophic.
Donors at the event pledged $1.5 billion to fund life-saving relief efforts in Sudan and the region, and called on both sides of the conflict to stop fighting immediately.
According to a list published by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United States of America pledged $550 million, followed by Germany with about $162 million, and the European Commission with about $151 million. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia donated one hundred million dollars, the State of Qatar fifty million, the United Arab Emirates fifty million and the State of Kuwait six million dollars.
The event was held in Geneva to support the Humanitarian Response Plan in Sudan and the region. It was co-hosted by the United Nations, Egypt, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the European Union.
Violations may amount to crimes against humanity
The UN Secretary-General expressed particular concern about reports of sexual and gender-based violence, and the ethnic dimension of the violence, in El Geneina, West Darfur.
"Targeted attacks against civilians based on their ethnic identities may amount to crimes against humanity," said the Secretary-General, in his speech delivered via video link. Hundreds of civilians were killed and thousands injured. Two million people were forced to leave their homes to seek safety elsewhere in Sudan or across borders. Nearly 500,000 people have crossed into neighboring countries so far.
The Secretary-General thanked these countries and urged them to do everything possible to keep their borders open to those fleeing the fierce fighting in Sudan.
Even before the conflict broke out, Sudan was suffering from a humanitarian crisis. That crisis has now escalated into a catastrophe affecting more than half of the population. Deadly violence against aid workers and looting of humanitarian supplies and property made relief operations more difficult and dangerous.
The Secretary-General confirmed that, despite the difficulties, the United Nations and its partners reached 1.8 million people with life-saving assistance in April and May.
Convoys of trucks delivered food, water, health care and educational supplies across front lines in 8 states, including Khartoum. The Secretary-General said that the United Nations is making great efforts to expand the scope of humanitarian operations.
He urged the parties to the conflict to comply with their obligations under international law and human rights law, to protect civilians and to allow humanitarian action. “Violence against aid workers and attacks against civilian infrastructure and humanitarian supplies must stop,” he said. “I call on the parties to the conflict and the governments of neighboring countries to do everything possible to enable aid workers to reach people in need, both within Sudan and across borders.” The Secretary-General added that the people of Sudan and neighboring countries bear the responsibility burden of this dreadful crisis. He called for doing everything possible to support them. He said that this support is not only a duty for members of the international community, but it is essential to prevent the situation from deteriorating further. The Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan and the Regional Refugee Response Plan do not match the scale of the crisis. He indicated that only 17% of the total value required for humanitarian efforts, which amounts to $3 billion, will be funded. He appealed to all participants in the event to provide the necessary funding to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance and support to those living in the most difficult and dangerous situations. The Secretary-General stressed that the only way to end this crisis is to return to peace and restore civil rule through the transition to democracy

In the context of affirming his advocacy for African initiatives, he said that the United Nations is fully committed to supporting the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in their efforts to restore hope for a peaceful solution to this crisis. He said that the Sudanese people have made clear their aspirations, and that the United Nations stands by The brave Sudanese people and their hopes and aspirations for a better future.