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NEW YORK CITY: 抖阴短视频鈥檚 aid chief on Wednesday issued an impassioned plea for assistance to Sudan at a high-level event in New York City on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly.

抖阴短视频 has allocated more than $3 billion in aid to the conflict-ravaged country, where almost 26 million people are now facing crisis levels of food insecurity.

About 11 million Sudanese have fled the country following the outbreak of civil war, seeking refuge in neighboring states and beyond.

The Kingdom is employing a twin strategy of peacemaking and aid relief to bring an end to the crisis, but the international response to Sudan has consistently underwhelmed, threatening to condemn millions more to suffering, said Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of Saudi aid agency KSrelief. The UN鈥檚 own refugee appeal for Sudan is only 25 percent funded.

The event, 鈥淭he Cost of Inaction,鈥� was hosted by 抖阴短视频, Egypt, the US, the EU, the African Union and the UN in a bid to draw global attention to the scale of suffering in Sudan and rally support for a worldwide humanitarian appeal.

In his address, Al-Rabeeah said it is a 鈥渃ollective responsibility鈥� to assist Sudan, a 鈥渂rotherly country whose people are facing great challenges that they鈥檙e attempting to overcome, and they deserve our full support.鈥�

抖阴短视频 is 鈥渇ully aware鈥� of its duty toward Sudan, he added, highlighting the 鈥済reat efforts鈥� made by the Kingdom to address the crisis since the beginning of the civil war.

These efforts were carried out 鈥渋n order to find means to bring hope back to Sudan, and this includes the Jeddah Declaration for the protection of civilians as well as humanitarian access,鈥� he said.

鈥淗owever, the escalation of violence that has recently been seen in a number of regions has caused even further damage, pushing millions of people to flee their homes, leaving behind their families and their possessions.鈥�

Despite 抖阴短视频 allocating $3 billion in assistance to Sudan and carrying out a number of relief missions earlier this year, 鈥渢he worsening of the security situation has impacted the progress that had been made,鈥� Al-Rabeeah said, adding that in response, the Kingdom has 鈥渞edoubled its efforts鈥� and stepped up its contributions.

鈥淪ince April 2023, we鈥檝e launched a number of projects. Together with the UN and other humanitarian organizations, we鈥檝e brought in assistance through land and sea routes. We鈥檙e providing support to the government and also carrying out a campaign to assist the Sudanese people with contributions above $125 million,鈥� Al-Rabeeah said.

鈥淗owever, despite all of these efforts made by our country, challenges remain, and the crisis requires coordinated efforts in order to bring unhindered humanitarian access to the country and provide a sustainable and coordinated response, as well as safe unhindered access to areas affected by conflict.鈥�

Al-Rabeeah urged the international community to look past 鈥減olitical considerations鈥� to formulate a powerful response to the crisis in Sudan.

鈥淭his is a humanitarian tragedy that requires us to overcome existing divisions. We must ensure genuine change that will allow the entirety of the Sudanese people to restore their normal lives,鈥� he said, adding that 抖阴短视频 鈥渋s making significant efforts to make sure that this necessary assistance is delivered to the Sudanese people, who deserve a dignified life.鈥�

Al-Rabeeah鈥檚 address was followed by Dr. Obaida El-Dandarawy, Egypt鈥檚 deputy assistant foreign minister for UN affairs.

El-Dandarawy highlighted his country鈥檚 hosting of more than 1.5 million Sudanese refugees, in addition to the 5 million who already reside in Egypt.

鈥淲e鈥檝e opened our doors widely to host our brothers and sisters from Sudan,鈥� he said. 鈥淗owever, Egypt and neighboring countries on their own can鈥檛 continue carrying this burden, and that鈥檚 why we need to make sure that various countries, organizations and donors need to shoulder their humanitarian responsibility, and they have to help Egypt and the neighboring countries so that we can carry out this task, a heavy one, both in terms of the social and economic dimensions.鈥�

He added: 鈥淲e need to send a clear message to the sons and daughters of Sudan, and say that the international community is aware of their suffering and will spare no effort.鈥�

The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told the chamber: 鈥淚 feel, as I know all of you must, a sense of shame and embarrassment that this is happening on our watch.鈥�

Filippo Grandi, UN high commissioner for refugees, echoed Al-Rabeeah鈥檚 appeal, painting a stark picture of the reality on the ground.

鈥淚 went to Sudan twice this year, and as many of you have said, and I want to reiterate, conditions are apocalyptic,鈥� he said.

鈥淚f people don鈥檛 die because of bullets, they starve to death. If they manage to survive, they must face disease, or floods, or the threat of sexual violence and other horrifying abuse, which if perpetrated in other places would make daily headlines.鈥�

Grandi said humanitarian convoys in Sudan face being held up by closed roads due to flooding, or fired on and shelled by fighters.

鈥淭he solution to this crisis lies inside Sudan, but I can assure you its consequences won鈥檛 be contained to the region,鈥� he warned.

鈥淟et me just join everybody else on this panel in saying that more than anything else we need a political solution, because this is a crisis that can be solved, and it must be solved now.鈥�