• Donors pledge €1.5 billion for Sudan humanitarian crisis response
• Funding to support aid inside Sudan and refugees in neighboring countries
• Conference urges ceasefire as conflict displaces nearly 13 million

International donors pledged 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) to address Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, including 811 million euros from the European Union and its member states, according to a joint statement issued on Thursday, April 16, 2026, after an international conference on Sudan.

The funding will support humanitarian needs both within Sudan and in neighboring countries hosting large numbers of refugees.

The Sudan Conference is over.

€1.5 billion pledged. An exceptional show of solidarity and proof that Sudan demands our continued attention.

My deepest hope? That there is no conference next year. Because that would mean Sudan is finally at peace. pic.twitter.com/BN5XGwSTJS

— Hadja Lahbib (@hadjalahbib) April 15, 2026

Participants said they are committed to ensuring Sudan is not overlooked and urged partners to intensify efforts to end the conflict.

The conference was organized by France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, the African Union and the European Union. It brought together ministers and representatives from 55 countries, along with donors, regional organizations such as the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the League of Arab States, as well as the World Bank, the African Development Bank and 38 international and Sudanese NGOs.

Participants called on warring parties to end hostilities and comply immediately with international humanitarian law. They also urged full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access across Sudan, including through cross-border operations, and called for the removal of bureaucratic obstacles to aid delivery, the protection of civilians, and the continuation of humanitarian operations.

A three-year war

Sudan is facing the world’s worst humanitarian and displacement crisis, three years after fighting erupted on April 15, 2023, according to the United Nations.

The conflict pits two rival military factions against each other. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, hold de facto power following a coup. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by General Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, known as “Hemedti,” oppose them.

The capture of El Fasher on October 26, 2025, by RSF paramilitaries, along with escalating violence in North Darfur and the Kordofan states, has deepened instability, the UN said.

Nearly 13 million people have been displaced, including seven million within the country, while more than four million have fled abroad.

Humanitarian needs continue to rise, with an estimated 33.7 million people requiring assistance. Famine has been reported in several regions, and nearly 30 million people need food aid. Around 12 million people, many of them children, are at risk of gender-based violence.

Lydie Mobio