Sudan: UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Warns for Crises, Greater Funding Needed

Khartoum — The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan has expressed deep concern with the marked increase in humanitarian needs in Sudan which are not met with sufficient aid. The Sudanese Minister of Health said on Sunday that at least 13 million children suffer from anaemia.

The Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ali Al Za'tari, confirmed in a press release issued by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Sunday, that the UN and its partners have received so far in 2014 only 33 percent of the $995 million needed to meet the country's humanitarian needs. "The shortage of funding puts at risk hundreds of thousands of affected people throughout the country," he said.

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