The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development contributes an additional US $11.3 million to the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund [EN/AR]
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Khartoum, 10 November 2014. The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) has contributed an additional US $11.3 million to the Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF), following DFID’s US$16.4 million contribution earlier this year in light of growing needs in the country.
DFID has been a committed and generous donor to the fund since its inception in 2006. The latest contribution comes at a critical time where humanitarian needs are growing in Sudan, with the estimated number of people requiring assistance increasing from 6.1 million to 6.9 million throughout 2014.
“Humanitarian needs have increased dramatically during 2014, due to the deteriorating security situation in Darfur, the ongoing conflicts in South Kordofan and Blue Nile and the influx of refugees from South Sudan,” said Cate Turton, Acting Head of DFID Sudan. “This UK contribution will enable humanitarian organizations to reach those newly displaced and help to meet their immediate needs, such as access to health, nutrition and shelter. However, serious funding shortages remain and we urge other donors to step up and stem the suffering of Sudan’s most vulnerable people.”
Currently CHF funded projects are providing critical assistance across Sudan, to both Internally Displaced People, refugees and host communities, especially in Darfur where approximately 64 per cent of the projects are located.
“Contributing to the Sudan CHF is a good basis for collective humanitarian work from the international community to ensure that the people of Sudan receive the aid they need,” said Ali Al-Za’tari, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan. “DFID’s generous contribution will allow agencies to address the critical needs in Sudan. I want to thank the United Kingdom and DFID for this new contribution and to also thank all the humanitarian donors in Sudan with the hope that they would renew their commitments to the CHF in light of the great benefit it brings to humanitarian work in Sudan.”