UAE and Arab, African countries issue joint statement on Sudan

The UAE, Jordan, Morocco, Mauritania, Chad, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Seychelles, Senegal, Benin, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Mozambique, and Nigeria released a joint statement expressing concern over the food security situation in Sudan.

The statement was in response to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report published on 27 June, which revealed an unprecedented level of food insecurity in Sudan, leaving 25.6 million people in high levels of acute food insecurity, 14 areas at risk of famine, and the raid deterioration of security.

“We particularly recognise that the deepening food insecurity in Sudan presents a significant humanitarian challenge with potential repercussions for displacement, refugees, and migration dynamics. This underscores the importance of a coordinated international response to the crisis,” the statement said.

The countries called for the implementation of the 13 July United Nations Security Council resolution to allow the safe passage of humanitarian workers and the easing of bureaucratic processes for entry.

They urged the warring parties and foreign actors to halt hostilities and cease providing armed support that would heighten tensions.

The full statement can be read here: 

بيان مشترك بين دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، والمغرب، والأردن، وموريتانيا، وتشاد، وجزر القمر، وغينيا بيساو، وسيشل، والسنغال، وبنين، وكينيا، وسيراليون، وأوغندا، وموزمبيق ونيجيريا بشأن حالة الأمن الغذائي المثيرة للقلق وخطر المجاعة في السودان

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