The German Foreign Ministry has announced plans to host a high-level conference this spring aimed at mobilizing emergency aid for Sudan.
The country remains devastated by the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), amid mounting reports of atrocities, mass killings, and widespread starvation.
“Today, the world marks a somber milestone: 1,000 days since the war in Sudan began,” a spokesperson for the German Foreign Ministry stated. “Countless people continue to suffer and die there, falling victim to hunger, thirst, displacement, and sexual violence.”
According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the ministry added that the conference will be held in April to coincide with the anniversary of the conflict’s outbreak in 2023. This follows previous international aid summits held in Paris in 2024 and London in 2025.
The spokesperson emphasized that “the world’s largest humanitarian crisis has already plunged millions of civilians into poverty and resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands.”
She further noted that Germany is “doing everything in its power, both politically and humanitarily, to assist people on the ground and to bring an end to the hostilities.”
Despite sustained international pressure, ceasefire calls have so far failed to halt the fighting between the army-backed government and the RSF—a paramilitary group with roots in the Janjaweed militias, which were accused of genocide in Darfur two decades ago.
