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Sudan conference: pressure for an end to the humanitarian catastrophe <\/p>\n
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On the third anniversary of war in Sudan, Switzerland has announced an extra CHF23 million in humanitarian aid to help the region’s population.\n<\/p>\n
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April 16, 2026 – 11:49\n<\/p>\n
+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox<\/a><\/p>\n As the bloody civil war in Sudan enters its fourth year, representatives from the United Nations, Europe, Africa and the United States attended a third international Sudan conference in Berlin.<\/p>\n The Swiss parliament previously approved a CHF50 million credit for Sudan aid at the end of last year. The government said these funds have been spent and so released an additional CHF23 million for 2026.<\/p>\n \n More<\/p>\n More <\/p>\n International Geneva\n <\/p>\n Impunity is stalling all peace efforts in Sudan. Can it end? <\/p>\n This content was published on <\/p>\n Sep 14, 2024 <\/p>\n The war in Sudan has led to the world\u2019s biggest humanitarian crisis. Impunity for war crimes has so far prevailed. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more: Impunity is stalling all peace efforts in Sudan. Can it end? \u201cSwitzerland\u2019s support focuses on securing food supplies and livelihoods, the protection of the civilian population and peacebuilding,\u201d it stated in a press release.<\/p>\n Since the outbreak of the war, Switzerland has given around CHF213 million to support the population in Sudan and neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n At the Berlin conference on Wednesday, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher called for \u201ca clear vision for the future of Sudan\u201d. He spoke of a test for the international community.<\/p>\n The Sudanese people must not be left in the lurch any longer, Fletcher demanded. \u201cPeace work is complex and requires patience, but it is not rocket science.\u201d<\/p>\n More than 11 million displaced<\/p>\n The power struggle between two generals has brought terrible suffering to the civilian population in Africa\u2019s third-largest country: 11.6 million people are currently on the run, there is hunger in many cities, massacres and massive sexual violence. The UN is currently talking about the biggest humanitarian disaster in the world. The main issue in Berlin was the financing of humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n \n More<\/p>\n More <\/p>\n Foreign Affairs\n <\/p>\n Switzerland joins calls for humanitarian protection in Sudan <\/p>\n This content was published on <\/p>\n Aug 21, 2025 <\/p>\n Swiss dismay at deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more: Switzerland joins calls for humanitarian protection in Sudan Fletcher said he was bringing with him \u201cthe frustration, anger and despair of a population that has experienced so much suffering\u201d. There is \u201ctoo much sexual violence against women and girls, too many deaths from drone attacks by international actors, too much neglect and apathy on the part of the international community\u201d. <\/p>\n What is needed is an end to the supply of weapons and drones by supporters of the warring parties, which are killing so many Sudanese as well as humanitarian aid workers.<\/p>\n War of the generals<\/p>\n The civil war began three years ago, on 15 April 2023, and since then the government army SAF of de facto ruler Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan and the militia RSF under Mohamed Hamdan Daglo have been fighting for supremacy in Sudan. The two had once jointly seized power when Daglo was al-Burhan\u2019s deputy.<\/p>\n Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairman of the Commission of the African Union (AU) regional organisation, said: \u201cThe Sudanese actors are destroying their country. They are losing entire generations of Sudanese.\u201d<\/p>\n Call for ceasefire<\/p>\n Like the UN Special Envoy for Sudan, Pekka Haavisto, the US government\u2019s advisor for African and Arab countries, Massad Boulos, called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. This should be accepted immediately without preconditions so that a political transition could be worked on, said Boulos.<\/p>\n Several conference participants spoke in favour of involving Sudanese civil society in the talks on the country\u2019s future \u2013 and a new democratic beginning. Part of the conference in Berlin is a platform for consultations between representatives of civil society, who are to work out a plan for a civilian instead of a military government for the country.<\/p>\n Volker T\u00fcrk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, called for the investigation of atrocities in the civil war to be referred to the International Criminal Court. An arms embargo for the whole of Sudan, not just the Darfur region, is \u201cextremely important\u201d.<\/p>\n The civil war is also about spheres of influence: It is considered indisputable that the RSF receives support from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The government troops, in turn, are supported by neighbouring Egypt and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n Hope for extensive aid<\/p>\n Following meetings in Paris and London, the Sudan conference in Berlin was organised by Germany together with the UK, France, the US and the European and African Union. Aid pledges totalling around \u20ac2 billion euros were made in Paris and around \u20ac1 billion in London. <\/p>\n The aim in Berlin was to exceed the funds from the previous conference in London, said German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Deutschlandfunk radio.<\/p>\n He called on the international community to step up its commitment to ending the conflict. \u201cThis major humanitarian catastrophe in Africa must not be forgotten,\u201d said Wadephul. The conference would not be the solution to the conflict, but could make a substantial contribution to ensuring that the associated human catastrophe was recognised.<\/p>\n Katharina Dr\u00f6ge, head of the German Green Party parliamentary group, told the German Press Agency (dpa) that even if important financial pledges were now coming from Germany, this should not hide the fact that the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz had more than halved its funding in this area \u2013 including for Sudan. \u201cIn view of the catastrophic situation on the ground, this is contradictory and irresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n British foreign secretary Yvette Cooper announced new aid totalling around \u20ac168 million. According to its foreign minister Espen Barth Eide, Norway intends to provide \u20ac42 million. But the UN says that only 16% of the aid money for Sudan has been secured so far this year.<\/p>\n \n More<\/p>\n More <\/p>\n Humanitarian aid\n <\/p>\n Switzerland releases further CHF50 million Sudan aid <\/p>\n This content was published on <\/p>\n Nov 19, 2025 <\/p>\n Switzerland releases further CHF50 million in aid for Sudan. <\/p>\n![\"Sudanese](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2XKR8NM.jpg\")
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