The majority of people in need of humanitarian aid are vulnerable citizens.
The United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs stated that about 14.3 million people in Sudan will need humanitarian aid in 2022.
It added on its statement issued on Monday, December 6, that according to partners estimations around 14.3 million people -30 percent of Sudan’s population- will need humanitarian aid in 2022, eight million more than 2021, the highest in a decade.
“Two years after Sudan embarked on a path of political transition, and one year after the Juba Peace Agreement, humanitarian needs continued to grow across the country,” the statement added.
It emphasised that these humanitarian aids have resulted from an economic crisis exacerbated by the emerging coronavirus, protracted internal displacement, insecurity, and violence in parts of the country, in addition to floods and diseases outbreak.
On November 21, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and ousted Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdouk signed a political agreement of 14 items, most notably Hamdok’s return to his position, the formation of a government of competencies, the release of political detainees, and the two parties pledged to work together to complete the democratic process.
Since August 21, 2019, Sudan has been living a transitional period that is scheduled to end with elections in July 2023. During the transitional period power is shared by the army, civil forces, and armed movements which signed an agreement with the government to achieve peace in 2020.
