United States Ambassadors to the United Nations, Linda Thomas- Greenfield has said a total of $710 million have been spent by United States in humanitarian assistance to Sudan after announcing additional of $163 for Sudanese people and neighboring countries, including Chad.
Thomas-Greenfield disclosed this in an online Briefing on Tuesday, the US Ambassador who just completed a trip to Chad and to Cabo Verde said she met with refugees who had fled unthinkable violence and the atrocities in Sudan, appreciated the Chadian Government and to the people of Chad for their support.
“While in Adré, I saw lifesaving work firsthand, including at MSF hospital where hundreds of children were being treated for acute malnutrition children were severely underweight, whose ankles were swollen from malnutrition, and who were too weak to speak or cry”, the Ambassador said.
This reaffirmed her conviction that the international community must all do more to support the Sudanese people in their time of immense need. “And to that aim, while in Chad, I did announce, as you heard, U.S. is providing $163 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Sudan and neighboring countries, including Chad”.
Thomas-Greenfield emphasized that United States cannot do this alone. “A crisis of this magnitude requires global cooperation, and right now the Humanitarian Response Plan for 2023 is less than 30 percent funded. I will continue to call on international community to step up.
“Just as I will continue to call on the international community to do everything possible to prevent and respond to mass atrocities and to hold those responsible for ongoing horrors in Sudan to account”, US Ambassador to United Nations pleaded.
She revealed that last week, United States sanctioned Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo, senior commander in Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and the brother of RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, for their connection to abuses by the RSF and associated militias against civilians in Sudan.
“I also announced US visa restrictions on RSF general and West Darfur commander Abdul Rahman Juma for his involvement in gross violations of human rights. I’ll also note that while in Chad, I met with human rights activists and civil society leaders as well as Chadian Transitional President Mahamat Idriss Déby”.
While in Cabo Verde, she said she met with Foreign Minister Figueiredo as well as President Neves to discuss a host of issues and build on our strong bilateral relationship.
“And I met – had a chance to engage with group of young Cabo Verdeans who have participated in United States exchange programs. I did my very best to inspire these young leaders to pursue careers in public service”, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.
US Ambassador called on both sides of Sudan crisis to put down their arms immediately, “neither they have done that. But we’re engaging with all of the parties in the region – the neighbors, the Arab League, as you know, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, African Union, and IGAD.
“To bring all of the regional forces together to pressure this – the two parties to end this unconscionable war. And we will continue with those diplomatic efforts, and we support any effort by all – any of the parties to pressure the two sides to cease this conflict”, she said.