To help address the difficult humanitarian situation in Sudan, the European Commission and Member States have pledged €522 million in aid for 2025 at the High-level Conference for Sudan, co-hosted in London today by the Commission alongside the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the African Union. This comes after two years of armed conflict which have strongly affected the population in the area.
Out of the overall EU pledge, the Commission pledged €282 million. The remaining funding was pledged by EU Member States: Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
EU aid will provide urgently needed health and nutritional care, food assistance, water and sanitation, shelter, protection, and education to the most vulnerable households – the internally displaced, refugee families, and host communities.
This conference comes on the heels of Commissioner Lahbib‘s visit to Chad, where she witnessed the devastating impact of this conflict on refugees, women and children. The conference aims to increase international attention of the long-lasting human tragedy in Sudan and provides a platform to address the devastating humanitarian consequences, including practical steps to improve humanitarian access.
Background
In 2025, the EU has allocated €160 million for humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable in Sudan. In addition, the EU has allocated €109 million for the humanitarian response to the Sudan crisis in neighbouring countries. An additional €13 million in stabilisation assistance is also being provided. This brings the overall EU contribution to the regional response to the Sudan crisis, both in Sudan and in the neighbouring countries affected by the crisis, to a total of €282 million in 2025.
This high-level conference builds on previous advocacy efforts, including a Senior Officials’ Meeting convened by the EU in Brussels on 13 March and a joint EU/UNHCR event focusing on the regional dimension of the Sudan crisis held virtually on 10 April.
Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, said:
“Two years into the war, the situation in Sudan is devastating. The conflict brought famine to the country and led to the world’s largest displacement crisis. More than 15 million people were already uprooted from their homes. Violations of International Humanitarian Law are rampant. Over the past weekend, the horrendous violence in Zamzam camp, North Darfur, killed numerous civilians – including humanitarian workers – and resulted in even more people fleeing. This is one example among many. Today, we need to keep Sudan high in the global agenda and uphold International Humanitarian Law. I am reaffirming EU’s commitment, and I am grateful to all Member States that contributed to the cause, in a Team Europe spirit, to assist people in need in the country and across borders.”
