U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Announces Nearly $163 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Sudan Emergency Response

6 Sept 2023(pen) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced today nearly $163 million in additional humanitarian assistance to the people of Sudan and neighboring countries during her visit to Chad.

According to the State Department, this assistance includes approximately $103 million provided through the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration and about $60 million through the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Humanitarian Assistance (USAID).

This brings total U.S. humanitarian assistance for Sudan's emergency response to nearly $710 million in fiscal year 2023, including to Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic to respond to the needs of refugees, internally displaced people, and people affected by conflict in the region, the department said.

The United States urged the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to end the bloodshed and suffering of the Sudanese people. She said there was no military solution to the conflict. It also urged the authorities to remove onerous bureaucratic and security restrictions that impede the delivery of life-saving aid, grant visas to humanitarian workers, and allow conflict-affected populations to freely seek safety.