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The European Commission has announced additional humanitarian aid of €4 million for Sudan, bringing the total of the Commission's assistance to the country in 2015 to €32 million.
The new funding follows an increase in refugees from neighbouring South Sudan and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan.
"The humanitarian situation in Sudan is getting worse each day. In Darfur and in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States, 5.4 million people are in need of lifesaving aid. The increasing number of refugees from South Sudan makes the already fragile context even more difficult," said EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides.
"The EU is committed to help. Despite serious restrictions on humanitarian access, the EU has been relentlessly assisting those in need. It is vital that safer working conditions are assured for relief workers, allowing them to keep delivering lifesaving assistance," he added.
The aid will be used to meet people's most urgent needs, including food assistance, water, sanitation and health services.
Read more on ECHO's website.
