By Kidega Livingstone<\/p>\n
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID) pledged an additional one hundred million US dollars for humanitarian assistance for Sudanese.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The funding is meant for emergency food assistance, nutrition support, and other life-saving aid to respond to this conflict, which has become one of the world\u2019s gravest crises.<\/p>\n In a press statement seen by No. 1 Citizens Daily Newspaper<\/em><\/strong>, yesterday, USAID Administrator Samantha Jane Powe said that masalit civilians have been hunted down and left for dead in the streets, their homes set on fire, and that there is no place in Sudan for them.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are deeply alarmed at reports of escalating fighting in and around El Fasher and the further deterioration of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding there, said Jane.<\/p>\n She added that their commitment to additional resources underscores that USAID remains steadfast in its support for the Sudanese people.<\/p>\n \u201cFollowing the outbreak of hostilities, we rapidly deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team to help our partners deliver humanitarian assistance to people in need both inside Sudan and to those forced to flee the country. USAID partners have reached nearly 6.7 million people with emergency food and nutrition assistance and more than 8 million people with safe drinking water since the conflict began,\u201d Jane stated.<\/p>\n According to her, this additional humanitarian assistance brings total U.S. humanitarian aid to more than $1 billion since the conflict began.<\/p>\n It was noted that the United States remains the largest single donor of humanitarian assistance for the emergency response in Sudan and neighboring countries.<\/p>\n \u201cAs leaders from the U.S. government join other delegations in Paris for the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and its Neighbors, we call on others to join us in increasing support for the people of Sudan and urgently mobilizing additional support for the Sudanese response,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The USAID official revealed that increasing resources for this underfunded response is essential so that humanitarians can provide necessities like food, water, and medical care.<\/p>\n She said to prevent famine and even more suffering, however, the SAF and RSF must stop hindering humanitarian access and participate in good faith negotiations to reach a ceasefire.<\/p>\n \u201cSudanese civilians continue to demand an end to the war, document international humanitarian law violations and human rights abuses, and bravely lead efforts to provide aid to fellow Sudanese in need,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n \u201cThey need the support of the international community. It is Sudan\u2019s civilians who should define their country\u2019s path going forward and restore a democratic transition,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n A year ago, on April 15, 2024, the people of Sudan awoke to a nightmare. Fierce fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in Sudan\u2019s capital of Khartoum and other parts of the country.<\/p>\n The warring sides turned bustling neighborhoods into battle zones, killing thousands, leaving bodies in the streets, and trapping civilians in their homes without adequate food, water, and medicines.<\/p>\n Five million people are on the brink of famine, and eight million people have been forced to flee their homes\u2014the largest displacement crisis in the world.<\/p>\n 25 million people\u2014more than half the population\u2014are in need of humanitarian assistance, with the conflict driving widespread shortages of life-saving supplies, services, and food.<\/p>\n Equally alarming are the horrific atrocities and war crimes committed by both the RSF and SAF, including deadly attacks on civilians and using rape and other forms of gender-based violence as a tactic to terrorize and subjugate communities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Kidega Livingstone United States Agency for International Development (USAID) pledged an additional one hundred million US dollars for humanitarian assistance for Sudanese. 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