US EditionUS and UAE pledge $700M for Sudan humanitarian aid
The United Arab Emirates pledged $500 million and the U.S. $200 million to address Sudan’s humanitarian crisis affecting over 14 million displaced people, UN officials said.
- The United States and the United Nations launched a $700 million Sudan Humanitarian Fund, with the UAE committing $500 million and the Trump administration pledging $200 million.
- Since 2023, Sudan has been embroiled in a war between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese military, displacing over 14 million people and causing famine in several regions.
- Tom Fletcher co-hosted the Washington event on Tuesday with Massad Boulos and said, `Today we are signaling that the international community will work together to bring this suffering to an end, and to ensure lifesaving aid reaches communities in such desperate, desperate need,`.
- Security changes include the opening of the Kadugli–Dilling route and a drone strike on a Kadugli medical centre that killed 15 people, including seven children, the Sudan Doctors Network said.
- Organizers set February 17, 2026, the start of Ramadan, as a date to show visible progress, while Saudi Arabia and other participants promised unspecified pledges.
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UAE pledges $500 million to address humanitarian needs in Sudan
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