19.5 million Sudanese face hunger
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tchadinfos
The United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany and around 30 partners are calling for unhindered humanitarian access to Sudan, where 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity. They are notably demanding corridors and air access to Darfur, according to their joint statement reported by Tchadinfos.
The United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany and around 30 partners called on Friday 23 October for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Sudan to be facilitated, where 19.5 million people, or 41% of the population, are facing acute food insecurity. Five million of them are in an emergency situation, according to their joint statement.
The signatories called on the parties to the conflict to allow aid through borders and front lines, particularly by air to Darfur. They also called for humanitarian personnel to be protected and for funding to be urgently increased, as the number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition could exceed 825,000 without rapid intervention. Chad, which borders Darfur and is a transit country for aid through the Adré crossing, is particularly affected by this appeal. The initiative comes the day after the European Commission’s warning about worsening hunger in Sudan, published on 23 October.
