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FOREIGN SECRETARY DAVID LAMMY ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR SUDAN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
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Nicolas Adekeye / 3 months
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Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced additional UK support for refugees fleeing the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. During his visit to the Chad-Sudan border town of Adré, Lammy announced £20 million in additional funding to increase food production and provide lifesaving sexual and reproductive health services. This funding builds on the UK’s existing aid commitment of £226.5 million, which has provided emergency food assistance to nearly 800,000 displaced people, improved access to shelter, drinking water, emergency health care, and education. Lammy emphasized the urgent need for international action, stating, “Sudanese people are facing violence on an unimaginable scale. This is the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world… The international community must wake up and act urgently to avoid this horrific death toll escalating further.” The Foreign Secretary also announced plans to convene a meeting of Foreign Ministers to galvanize international efforts to work towards an end to the conflict and get aid to where it is needed most. “The UK will not let Sudan be forgotten. To do so would be unforgiveable,” Lammy said.