The European Union, its member states and the United Kingdom have pledged new humanitarian funding for Sudan as the country’s civil war grinds on and the humanitarian toll deepens.
DW reports that the EU and its member states promised €522 million for 2025, while Britain announced £120 million for the coming year. The money is intended to help deliver food and other aid to people suffering from displacement, famine and widespread insecurity.
The pledges were announced at a London conference that brought together diplomats and aid officials from the UK, Germany, France, the EU and the African Union. The central message from the meeting was that Sudan needs both aid and a halt to the fighting. Participants called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.
The scale of the crisis explains the urgency. DW says tens of thousands of people have died, about 14 million have been displaced and large parts of Sudan have been pushed into famine since the war began in 2023. The source also says the United Kingdom’s package is meant to help feed 650,000 people.
The conference was also a reminder that humanitarian pledges do not resolve the conflict itself. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said no amount of aid would be enough if the war continues. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy made a similar argument, saying political will is the biggest obstacle to peace and urging the parties to protect civilians and let aid in.
The report adds a new layer of political complexity: the Rapid Support Forces announced the formation of a rival government around the same time. That move suggests the war is not only a military standoff but a struggle over legitimacy and administration. The army and the RSF have been accused of war crimes, and the country remains effectively divided.
The conference had no Sudanese representatives present, according to DW. That absence underlines how difficult it remains to convert international concern into a settlement that the warring sides will accept.
What the pledges do offer is immediate relief. Humanitarian agencies need money to move food and medicine into places where famine is already taking hold. But the source makes clear that aid alone cannot stabilize the situation. Without a ceasefire, the war will keep producing displacement, hunger and further destruction.
For Sudanese civilians, the London conference is another moment when international actors promise support while the fighting continues at home. The new funding may help people survive the next months. It does not change the fact that the conflict itself remains the force driving the emergency.
