The Paris International Conference on Sudan was held on Monday, during which more than two billion euros in aid was pledged in an attempt to ease the worsening humanitarian crisis.
French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a speech at the conference in which he urged coordinated international efforts and stressed the urgent need to stop foreign support for parties to the conflict.
For her part, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stressed the need for urgent action to avoid the tragedy of famine that will lead to the death of one million people.
The conference witnessed a meeting between Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Walid al-Khereiji and the US special envoy for Sudan, Tom Perlio.
Berlio stressed after the meeting on platform X that it was necessary to end the war in Sudan immediately and welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to resume talks in Jeddah within the next three weeks, which hope to make progress towards peace.
Saudi Arabia, for its part, has vowed to work to resume talks and support humanitarian efforts.
During the conference, the European Union pledged 350 million euros, while France committed 110 million euros, Germany 244 million euros, the United States pledged 147 million dollars and Britain 110 million dollars.
The parties to the conflict in Sudan were absent from the conference, while representatives from Sudanese civil society and international delegations attended.
The deteriorating situation in Sudan, and clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, have killed some 15,000 people and displaced more than 8 million, according to the United Nations.
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