Sudan: UK and EU Pledge Over €662 Million in Aid for Sudan At London Conference

Arab states clash over Sudan peace plan at London conference

A top Emirati diplomat said the Gulf state was disappointed at the failure of a London conference this week to find consensus on ending the two-year war in Sudan, as sources blamed differences between Arab states. Both Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have drawn on the support of countries in the region, making them key to efforts to end the conflict, which has displaced 13 million people and spread disease and hunger among…

EU, UK boost aid for Sudan at London conference

The European Union and Britain pledged on Tuesday to increase aid for Sudan, at a conference in London marking the second anniversary of a conflict that has displaced millions and devastated the country.

Sudan: UK and EU Pledge Over €662 Million in Aid for Sudan At London Conference

London -- The UK has pledged £120 million in new aid for Sudan at a London conference today, where the European Union and member states also committed over €522 million. A high-level delegation from 20 countries and organisations including the UN, IGAD and the League of Arab States gathered to tackle the escalating crisis.

Two years after the start of the civil war in Sudan, the participants of an international conference in London have pledged additional funds of more than 800 million euros. The European Commission wants to provide 282 million euros, the United Kingdom is about 140 million euros.

EU leads donor pledges at Sudan civil war summit

The EU pledged over €500m in humanitarian aid to support the victims of Sudan’s civil war on Tuesday, at a summit of world leaders marking two years of the conflict.

Exactly two years after the start of the civil war, this sum was pledged by the EU Commission and some member states at a conference in London, where the Sudanese conflict parties themselves "gloss" through absence.