High-level Aid Conference Set for London in April amid Worsening Crisis

A high-level conference on Sudan’s humanitarian crisis will be held in London on April 15, 2025, co-hosted by the United Kingdom, the EU, France, and Germany, the European Union said on Monday, as international pressure grows to address the worsening situation. The announcement followed a meeting of senior humanitarian officials in Brussels last week. Participants warned of a deepening famine and urged warring parties in Sudan to allow full, unhindered aid access. The third Humanitarian Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on Sudan, held on March 13, brought together humanitarian donors, UN agencies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, international NGOs, and Sudanese local responders, the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) said in a statement…The meeting summary highlighted the “deliberate obstructions to aid” as a key barrier, calling for lifting all bureaucratic impediments and guaranteeing “immediate, unconditional, safe, and unhindered access” for aid supplies and personnel across all border crossings and conflict lines. This includes expediting visas for aid workers and lifting Central Bank restrictions on cash withdrawals for humanitarian organizations. (Sudan Tribune)