Caritas Internationalis and global faith-based humanitarian organisation ACT Alliance have brought the issue of funding to avert famine in Sudan to a United Nations General Assembly side event focused on the cost of inaction in the country. Source: Caritas Australia.
Last month Caritas Internationalis and ACT Alliance launched a joint appeal aimed at averting an imminent famine in Sudan. This appeal is supported locally by the Caritas Australia Sudan Crisis Appeal.
In Sudan, 25.6 million people – over half of the population – now face acute hunger, with more than 755,000 people on the brink of famine. The country also has 10.7 million people displaced within its borders and neighbouring countries, 7.9 million of which have been forced from
their homes since the outbreak of civil conflict in April 2023.
Despite being one of the world’s most severe humanitarian disasters, the crisis in Sudan is also one of the most underfunded. Additionally, many local first responders are the ones delivering vital services but receive little to no funding from larger agencies.
Caritas Internationalis and ACT Alliance presented a statement at the UN General Assembly side event, which affirmed the need to “support local first responders, who are currently the backbone of the response in Sudan”.
The statement said the Caritas Internationalis and ACT Alliance joint appeal focused on ensuring “funds reach smaller, informal and community-based organisations in remote areas of the country which international agencies cannot reach or access”.
It also called on “all parties to the conflict to allow unimpeded humanitarian access to civilians in need,” asking governments at the General Assembly to “take every diplomatic action possible to end this catastrophe”.
To support Caritas Australia’s Sudan Crisis Appeal, visit www.caritas.org.au/sudan.
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Caritas Internationalis and ACT Alliance raise voices of local faith leaders in Sudan (Caritas Australia)
