The situation in Sudan is described as the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. Over 20,000 people have been killed according to official calculations – but the death toll is believed to be much higher – and over 14 million have been displaced from their homes since the civil war broke out in 2023.
According to Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Sudan is now also experiencing the worst outbreak of cholera in several years. In one year, the country has seen almost 100,000 suspected cases of the disease and almost 2,500 cholera-related deaths.
The situation is reported to be worst in Tawila in northern Darfur, where hundreds of thousands of people have fled the fighting in and around the city of El-Fasher (al-Fashir). The hospital in Tawila, with a capacity of 130 admitted patients, had a total of 400 patients during the first week of August.
The appeal from the EU is directed to "all parties" in Sudan to "quickly" allow the import of international aid.
"Civilians must be protected and humanitarian access must be granted", the statement reads, which has also been signed by the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan.
