World donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine

Paris conference raises more than two billion euros in aid for Sudan

French President Macron said Monday's Paris conference raised more than €2 billion in aid to help Sudan and its neighbouring countries. The international pledges come exactly a year after the start of the conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which has forced millions to flee and brought the population to the brink of famine.

World donors pledge millions for Sudan on anniversary of war

“We cannot let this nightmare slide from view,” warned the UN chief.

The President of the Republic announced aid from the international community to the tune of 2 billion euros for Sudan, which has been at war for a year.

Sudan: Paris conference raises €2 billion in aid pledges

Millions face severe levels of hunger as a result of a power struggle that broke out in Sudan one year ago. French President Emmanuel Macron says the amount gathered will help meet the population's most urgent needs.

Macron says over 2 billion euros in aid pledged for war-stricken Sudan

France and its allies sought to drum up hundreds of millions in aid for Sudan a year since the civil war erupted, sparking one of the world's worst and most under-funded humanitarian crises.

At a donor conference for Sudan in Paris, participants pledged €2 billion in aid. A year after the start of the war in this country, Slovenia also announced an additional contribution worth half a million euros.