UN agencies warn Sudan aid stocks have run out as 15.4 million need shelter
The UN refugee and migration agencies appealed on Friday for more funding for Sudan, warning that supplies are running out. They can help only about one in 10 people in need, and Sudan's 2026 aid plan has received just 47 per cent of $2.9 billion.
Aid agencies in Sudan are running out of supplies just as more people need help. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) appealed on Friday for more international aid, UN News reported via AllAfrica. In a joint statement, they said funding shortages mean they can reach only around one in 10 people in need. Mohamed Refaat, IOM's chief of mission in Sudan, said 16 trucks had just reached Darfur. They were the last of the agency's stocks. "Our supplies are running out," Refaat said from Khartoum. He added that IOM had distributed more than 40,000 tonnes of relief this year, but its warehouses are now completely empty. About 15.4 million people urgently need shelter across Sudan. War broke out there in April 2023 between former allies turned rival military forces. Refaat said aid access has improved, so agencies can reach more people. That also means they hear more stories of suffering. "We cannot say that we don't know," he said. Abubakarr Jalloh, UNHCR's deputy representative in Sudan, said shifting front lines keep forcing families to flee. Many have…
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