He denounced American official Using “starvation” as a weapon in the current war, he called on the Commission to make more efforts to facilitate access by the United Nations and other humanitarian actors to all parts of Sudan, including ensuring that the Adre crossing on the Chadian-Sudanese border remains open.
Hunger besieges millions
Perillo’s statements coincided with reports of the Sudanese government’s intention to close the Adre crossing, in light of the significant expansion of human suffering and hunger besieging millions due to the ongoing war in the country since mid-April 2023.
International organizations working in the field of relief are counting on the Adre crossing as one of the most important potential ports to facilitate the arrival of aid.
The crossing is considered one of three important crossings on the border extending more than 1,400 kilometers between… Sudan and ChadFrom the meeting point with the Libyan border north to Central Africa And South Sudan to the south.
Most of the southern and western border strip, including the crossing area, is under the control of the Rapid Support Forces, but the Sudanese government says that the Humanitarian Aid Commission will be the one who will carry out the procedures for opening the crossing and issuing crossing permits.
The United Nations and humanitarian organizations accuse both sides of the war – the army and the Rapid Support Forces – of obstructing the arrival of humanitarian aid, but the two sides exchange accusations about responsibility for obstructing international efforts.
She announced Rapid Support Forces It is committed to the pledges it made during the Geneva negotiations last August, and said it is working to secure the arrival of aid in the areas it controls.
For her part, she confirmed Sudanese government Its commitment to cooperate with all organizations to ensure the delivery of aid. Ibrahim Jaber, a member of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, said during his meeting on Monday with a UN delegation headed by the Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, Raouf Mazot, and the Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Edward Gibben, that the Sudanese government worked to open 7 crossings and 6 airports for flights designated for transporting and delivering humanitarian aid from Port Sudan Airport to The rest of Sudan.
The humanitarian situation is getting worse
The need to deliver humanitarian aid is increasing urgently in light of a severe shortage of food and medicine. Due to the expansion of the war in more than 70 percent of the country’s area, the humanitarian situation is getting worse, as United Nations data indicate that more than 25 million of the country’s population of 48 million are facing the specter of famine.
More than 60 percent of Sudanese lost their sources of income due to the war, and most of them are in need of food and medical aid. The country’s operating markets are also witnessing a significant explosion in prices and a clear scarcity of many major food commodities, especially wheat, sugar, and oils, which have increased by rates ranging from 150 to 300 percent.
