Overview
- Donors at a Berlin conference Wednesday pledged about €1.5 billion for relief in Sudan and in nearby host countries.
- Sudan’s government rejected the meeting as foreign tutelage and warned against treating the national army like the RSF.
- UN officials reported about 700 civilians killed by drone strikes this year, with sieges, sexual violence, and attacks on hospitals continuing.
- Nearly 34 million people now need aid, with confirmed famine in parts of Darfur and Kordofan and millions of children out of school.
- Conference hosts pressed for a ceasefire, open cross-border routes, and a halt to arms flows, while aid leaders warned rising fuel and fertilizer costs could worsen hunger this planting season.