Hommam Al Nassim 
The United Nations warned on Friday it had received only 12 percent of the $2.7 billion in funding it had requested to help Sudan, which has been at war for more than a year.
Tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced in Sudan since the war broke out in April 2023 between the army and the RSF.
Jens Laerke, spokesman for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told reporters: “This is not just an appeal facing a lack of funding, it is an appeal that faces a catastrophic underfunding.”
“If more resources do not arrive quickly, humanitarian organizations will not be able to step up their efforts in time to stave off famine and prevent further deprivation” of essentials, he said.
“In Sudan, half of the population needs humanitarian assistance. Famine is approaching. Diseases are approaching. “The fighting is getting closer to civilians, especially in Darfur.”
The United Nations has expressed growing concern in recent days over reports of heavy fighting in densely populated areas as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seek to capture El Fasher, the last major city in the western Darfur region not under its control.
“Now is the time for donors to honor the pledges they have made, step up their efforts, contribute to helping Sudan and be part of the current course change that leads to a catastrophe ,” he said.
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