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EU allocates $45m in humanitarian aid for Sudan

February 20, 2022 at 2:13 pm

A Sudanese woman walks carrying a bag of food aid in Sudan on 8 February 2017 [ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images]

The European Union on Sunday announced the allocation of €40 million ($45.2 million) for humanitarian aid to vulnerable people in Sudan, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the EU mission in Sudan said the allocation confirms the EU commitment to supporting the Sudanese people.

Sunday’s move was part of the EU’s general allocation of €294.2 million ($332.9 million) in aid to East and Southern Africa in 2022.

The EU provides regular humanitarian aid to Sudanese displaced by the conflict in the western Darfur region. The European aid includes support in the fields of food, water, education and protection.

In August 2020, the Sudanese government signed a peace agreement with the rebel coalition of the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) to end years of conflict in Darfur, South Kordofan, and the Blue Nile states.

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