Red Cross urges international aid as Sudan crisis deepens

Charity warns that shrinking humanitarian support could threaten efforts to support communities trying to rebuild lives after 1,200 days of conflict.The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has called for greater international support for Sudan, saying humanitarian needs are escalating while funding falls far short.“Sudan is one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises, yet it is also one of its most overlooked” IFRC Special Envoy for Sudan, Derk Segaar, told reporters in Geneva after returning from the Sudan.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Inside the secret battle to document RSF abuses in Sudanlist 2 of 4Sudan army drone attack on Darfur kills 35, rights group sayslist 3 of 4Sudan’s RSF vows to return to Khartoumlist 4 of 4Why genocide keeps repeating in Sudanend of listSudan plunged into all-out war in April 2023 between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese military, leading to the deaths of at least 59,000 people, according to conflict-location-and-event-data" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="117118" data-entity-type="organization">Armed conflict Location and Event Data, a conflict monitoring group.Aid groups say the figure is an undercount and the true number could be many times higher.Segaar said while some aid is trickling into Kordofan and Darfur regions, the whole of Sudan has been devastated by the war, including Khartoum, where millions lack reliable electricity, clean water and healthcare, as cholera, malnutrition and floods pose additional risks.He said 35 million people require humanitarian assistance, more than 9 million are internally displaced, and fighting has driven 4.5 million people out of Sudan.FightingSpeaking before a gathering of soldiers, Sudanese Army Lieutenant-General Yasser al-Atta on Monday said the military is advancing on all fronts with the aim of eliminating the RSF before the end of the year.The location of the gathering was not specified.“We are implementing the theory of advancing in all directions, with all fronts moving simultaneously, as happened during the recapture of Khartoum state,” al-Atta said.