French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday that Paris and its allies had collected pledges of over €2 billion ($2.1 billion) to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
His comments come at the end of a conference gathering top diplomats from France, Germany, and the European Union in Paris, where they pushed for increased funding for Sudan on the first anniversary of the conflict.
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, top EU diplomat Josep Borrell, and the EU’s Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic were attending the meeting, along with representatives from Sudan’s civil society.
“We can announce that over 2 billion euros will be mobilized…. this support will be able to respond to the most urgent needs” of Sudan’s population, Macron said.
He did not provide a detailed breakdown of the funding.
Macron said the situation in Sudan was “one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world” and that there was a “real risk of famine.”
DW
