IGAD Executive Secretary Calls for Sudanese-Owned Peace Process
IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu has called for a Sudanese-led peace process to address the country's severe humanitarian crisis. With 33.7 million people in need, he warned that the ongoing war and potential El Niño-related climate disasters require urgent international attention and unified support.
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Sudan is currently facing the world's largest hunger and displacement crisis, making the stability of the region a critical global humanitarian priority.
Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Workneh Gebeyehu said Sudan has now topped global humanitarian emergency indicators, recording the highest number of people in need of humanitarian assistance worldwide, at 33.7 million, while facing the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis, all within three years of war.
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