2024-04-17 10:29:11
The foreign ministers of France, Germany and the European Union are seeking to raise more funding for Sudan, Monday, when they meet in Paris coinciding with the first anniversary of the outbreak of the conflict.
The war in Sudan does not receive the same global attention as the war in Ukraine or the Middle East, according to Reuters.
The agency reported yesterday, Sunday, that the United States will announce additional aid worth $100 million to confront the crisis resulting from the conflict in Sudan. Washington hopes that the Paris conference will be able to ease financial restrictions in other areas.
The French Foreign Minister, Stephane Ségournet, will be joined by his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, the European Union foreign policy official, Josep Borrell, and the European Union Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčić, in the meeting in Paris, on Monday.
The conference will also witness the participation of a number of representatives of neighboring countries, with the absence of any participation by the two warring parties in Sudan.
It is also expected that “a meeting will be held to support international and regional peace initiatives for Sudan by civil society organizations, including Sudanese,” according to news agencies.
According to the same source, the conference will have two goals, the first of which is to provide the necessary funding for the humanitarian response in Sudan, as well as in neighboring countries, and secondly to call on both parties to the conflict to stop the fighting and ensure that humanitarian aid reaches full, safe and unhindered access to all Sudanese territory.
The External Action Service, the European Union’s diplomatic department, stated that French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with Borrell and Lenarčić at the end of the conference.
The war broke out in Sudan on April 15, 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The war led to the destruction of the country’s infrastructure and the displacement of millions inside and outside the country amid fears of famine.
Thousands of civilians have been killed, but estimates of the death toll are highly uncertain, and both sides face charges of war crimes. Both sides denied these accusations.
The World Health Organization said on Friday that the crisis in Sudan may worsen in the coming months with continued restrictions on the distribution of humanitarian aid and medical supplies.
Last week, the US special envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, described the international response so far as “unfortunate.”
“We have obtained five percent of the requested amount,” he said, adding that the United States has already allocated more than $1 billion in humanitarian aid to the conflict.
Last updated: April 15, 2024 – 18:12
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