In addition to asking for humanitarian corridors and efforts toward a ceasefire in the Sudanese civil war, which has claimed almost 14,000 lives and left millions displaced in less than a year, the Qatari government today launched an airlift of food and medication to Sudan.
In his report of X, Qatar’s Minister of Cooperation, Lolwah al Jater, stated that the airlift, which is anticipated to last the entire month of Ramadan, “will transport food, tents, and ambulances.” Al Jater visited Port Sudan today in the Red Sea to “remind the world (…) of the devastating human tragedy” of the African nation.
Today's visit to #Sudan comes to remind the world that seems to have forgotten the devastating human tragedy that this great country and its dear, generous people are going through. We also renew the firm position of the State of Qatar towards brotherly Sudan and the dear… pic.twitter.com/LYtut2T1MQ
— لولوة الخاطر Lolwah Alkhater (@Lolwah_Alkhater) March 9, 2024
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The Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (FAR) were urged by Lolwah al-Jater to “ensure safe humanitarian corridors” and “stop attacking food and medicine supply chains” by the warring parties.
The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, referred to the conflict in Sudan as a “forgotten war” and stated that over half of the country’s population, or 25 million people, are in need of critical humanitarian relief, with 18 million of them also experiencing “acute food insecurity”.
However, Cindy McCain, the Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, also issued a warning on Wednesday, stating that there is a possibility that the conflict in Sudan might escalate into the greatest famine disaster in history.
Due to this conflict, Sudanese people currently make up the largest group of internally displaced people in the world, with 6.3 million internally displaced people joining the 1.7 million citizens who have fled to neighboring countries. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that 13,900 people have died in the Sudanese war since the conflict began on April 15, 2023.
