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“Sudan Ship” delivers 2,500 Tons of aid from Turkey and Kuwait

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The “Sudan Ship,” carrying approximately 2,500 tons of relief supplies through a collaboration between Turkey and Kuwait, arrived in Port Sudan on Wednesday. Sudanese officials, including Culture and Information Minister Graham Abdelkader and Transport Minister Abubakr Abu al-Qasim, were present to welcome the aid vessel. Among the notable attendees were Turkish Ambassador to Sudan, Fatih Yildiz, and Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hamed, Charge d’Affaires of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Khartoum. Selva Adem, Sudan’s Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, commended Turkey and Kuwait for their ongoing support to the Sudanese people. He reiterated the government’s commitment to delivering aid to those affected by extraordinary circumstances across the country and acknowledged that assistance will still be needed in the post-war period. Ambassador Yildiz emphasized Ankara’s solidarity with the Sudanese people and government, stating that the aim of this aid, delivered in partnership with Kuwait, is not only to assist those in need but also to raise global awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. He remarked that, alongside the tragedies in Gaza and Ukraine, Sudan should not be overlooked. Al-Hamed noted that the aid was provided by the Kuwait Relief Society under the directive of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He mentioned that the cost of the aid ship exceeded $2 million and assured that Kuwait would continue its support for Sudan until the country overcomes this challenging period.

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Aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad could end next month

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Food aid for hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees in Chad, some of whom are close to starvation, will be suspended next month without more funding, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Since conflict broke out in Sudan nearly a year ago, more than half a million Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad across the long desert border and the country is now one of Africa’s main refugee hot spots with more than 1 million in total. But the WFP says it is struggling to feed them all and many are already skipping meals. Nearly half of Sudanese refugee children under five-years-old are suffering from severe anemia. “We’ve already cut our operations in ways that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, leaving hungry people close to starvation,” said Pierre Honnorat, WFP’s Representative and Country Director in Chad. “We need donors to prevent the situation from becoming an all-out catastrophe.” A supply route from Chad into Sudan’s Darfur, where hunger is worsening, is also at risk due to funding shortages, WFP said. With more resources, WFP would be able to position food stocks ahead of the rainy season when some refugee populations in Chad get cut off from supplies by muddy rivers. The agency is urgently calling for $242 million to ensure ongoing support for the next six months.

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