The U.S. Provides New Humanitarian Aid to Sudan

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Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, announced 424 million in new humanitarian aid for Sudan.

This announcement came during a high-level ministerial meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, co-hosted by the United States.

In a statement released today, Thomas-Greenfield explained that the additional aid includes more than 147 million from the U.S. State Departments Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, and approximately 276 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance.

USAID’s contribution includes 175 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation, which will be used to purchase, ship, and distribute nearly 81,000 metric tons of surplus food from U.S. farmers.

Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield said: "More than 25 million Sudanese face severe hunger. Many are in famine conditions... Around 11 million have fled their homes in what has become the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. We must force the warring parties to accept humanitarian pauses in El Fasher, Khartoum, and other highly vulnerable areas, remove barriers to humanitarian access on all roads, and lay down their arms to negotiate."

This funding will support more than 1.2 million people facing acute food insecurity in Sudan. It will also enable UN partners and NGOs to provide crucial assistance, including food, healthcare, nutrition, protection services, and more, to those affected by the ongoing conflict in Sudan and neighboring countries hosting refugees.

Since the conflict began, the U.S. has contributed over 2 billion in emergency response aid to Sudan, including today’s announcement.