# Sudan Aid Crisis Deepens

> Sudan's humanitarian crisis worsens as aid funding plummets.
- Title: Sudan Aid Crisis Deepens · Dw | Shortify
- Summary: Sudan's humanitarian crisis worsens as aid funding plummets. Sudan needs $2.9 billion for 20.4 million people but only 47% of funds have been raised.
- Keywords: sudan, humanitarian crisis, aid funding, unhcr, iom, sudanese armed forces, rapid support forces, famine, drone attacks
- Source: Dw — https://dw.com/en/sudan-misery-worsens-amid-plummeting-aid-for-displaced-people/a-79938864?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
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## Aid Shortfall Worsens
The International Organization for Migration and UNHCR warn of serious funding gaps depleting emergency shelter and basic household goods for Sudanese civilians.

> Serious funding gaps have depleted the supplies of emergency shelter and basic household goods intended for Sudan
## Funding Gap
Sudan requires $2.9 billion (€2.62bn) for 20.4 million people but only 47% of funds have been raised.

> $2.9 billion (€2.62bn) is needed for the United Nation's Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan
## Affected Population
33.7 million Sudanese depend on humanitarian aid, with 15.4 million needing emergency shelter and basic household items.

> A total of 33.7 million people in the war- and famine-stricken country are dependent on humanitarian aid
## Aid Delivery Challenges
Only 10% of people have received aid due to funding shortages despite 8.6 million fleeing internally and 4.6 million crossing borders.

> aid organizations have been able to assist only 10%
## War Duration
Sudan has been in conflict for over three years between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces.

> More than three and a half years after the war began between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
## Casualties
40,000 to 250,000 people have been killed, with accurate figures unavailable due to ongoing fighting and communication restrictions.

> Between 40,000 and 250,000 people have been killed
## Donor Cuts
Germany and the EU have slashed aid funding, with Caritas International reporting significantly reduced contributions from donors.

> It's not just the United States that has slashed its contributions; Germany and the European Union are also providing significantly less funding than they did four or five years ago
## Government Response
The Sudanese government claims food security is sufficient despite warnings of famine from international partners.

> the food situation in the country is reportedly reassuring and that government reserves and ongoing agricultural production are sufficient to meet demand
## Key takeaway

Sudan needs $2.9 billion for 20.4 million people but only 47% of funds have been raised.