SUDAN must not be forgotten said UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
"Refugees fleeing war-torn Sudan will receive further UK support to increase food production and lifesaving sexual and reproductive health services, as Foreign Secretary announces £20 million in additional funding while visiting the Adré on the Chad-Sudan border.
This builds on the doubling of UK aid in November to address the humanitarian emergency in Sudan to £226.5 million. These UK funds are providing emergency food assistance to nearly 800,000 displaced people, of whom over 88% are women and children, as well as improving access to shelter, drinking water, emergency health care and education.
Meanwhile, US freezes nearly all foreign assistance worldwide, effective immediately, days after President Donald J Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to put a hold on such aid for 90 days. The new orders specifically exempted emergency food programs, such as those helping to feed millions in a widening famine in warring Sudan.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said:
“Sudanese people are facing violence on an unimaginable scale. This is the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world.
“Millions have already fled their homes – in the face of a struggle for power that has led to abhorrent atrocities against civilians and famine on an unconscionable scale.
“The international community must wake up and act urgently to avoid this horrific death toll escalating further in the coming months, driving instability and irregular migration into Europe and the UK. Under this government’s Plan for Change, we are addressing upstream drivers of migration to secure UK borders.
“The UK will not let Sudan be forgotten. To do so would be unforgivable.”
Meanwhile, the US has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide, effective immediately, days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to put a hold on such aid for 90 days.
It is the policy of United States that no further United States foreign assistance shall be disbursed in a manner that is not fully aligned with the foreign policy of the President of the United States. Exempted are emergency food programs, such as those helping to feed millions in a widening famine in warring Sudan.
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UK Gov Press Release from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon David Lammy MP 25 January 2025 “Sudan must not be forgotten - David Lammy announces political and humanitarian action to address "catastrophe" in Sudan
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UK Gov Press Release from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon David Lammy MP 25 January 2025 - “Sudan must not be forgotten" UK Foreign Secretary announces £20 million in additional funding while visiting the Adré on the Chad-Sudan border.
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US Gov Executive Order from The White House 20 January 2025 - REEVALUATING AND REALIGNING UNITED STATES FOREIGN AID
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Associated Press report 25 January 2025 - "The US State Department ordered a sweeping freeze Friday on new funding for almost all US foreign assistance, making exceptions for emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s order, delivered in a cable sent to US embassies worldwide, specifically exempted emergency food programs, such as those helping to feed millions in a widening famine in warring Sudan."
https://apnews.com/article/state-department-trump-foreign-aid-bf047e17ef64cb42a1a1b7fdf05caffa
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