On Wednesday (15 April), European Union leaders pledged more than €1.3bn in humanitarian aid for Sudan, and backed a United Nations call for an arms embargo to end the civil war at the Third International Sudan Conference in Berlin.
German foreign minister Johann Wadephul said the promised aid would help “alleviate somewhat the suffering of people in Sudan” and save lives, adding that donors were also showing “that this conflict has not been forgotten.”
The civil war in Sudan has been waged by two military leaders who fell out in early 2023. The death toll has exceeded 400,000 people, with an estimated 33 million displaced from their homes.
The EU, together with 16 member states, pledged €812.14 million in aid.
The European Commission’s contribution is €360.8m, of which €215.5m will support people in need in Sudan, and €145.3m will go to neighbouring countries, including Chad, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Uganda, Egypt and Libya.
The aid funding is more than double the €522m raised at a summit hosted by the UK government in London last year.
Source: commonspace.eu with the European Commission and EUobserver
