According to a senior UN official on Wednesday, the humanitarian response plan is requesting $2.56 billion to aid those affected by the Sudanese crisis, and the UN refugee agency is also asking for more money to support those who are being forced to flee.
“Today, 25 million people, more than half the population of Sudan, need humanitarian aid and protection. This is the highest number we have ever seen in the country,” said Ramesh Rajasingham, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva and director of the Coordination Division.
“The funding requirements of nearly $2.6 billion is also the highest for any humanitarian appeal for Sudan.”
The plan, which is an updated version of the yearly humanitarian plan for 2023, is made with 18 million people in need as its primary focus.
More than 700,000 people have been displaced within Sudan as a result of the battle between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and over 200,000 have been forced to flee into surrounding nations.
In a joint appeal with the relief organisation on Wednesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated that it was asking $472 million to help more than 1 million individuals over the following six months.
“Sadly, we need once again to call on countries and individuals with the means to step up for innocent people who have lost everything through no fault of their own,” said Raouf Mazou, Assistant High Commissioner for Operations at UNHCR.