Millions at Risk as Belligerents Abuse Humanitarian Aid
The need to address the humanitarian disaster inflicted on Sudan’s people by the warring parties has recently led to the convening of indirect talks in Geneva, initiated by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to discuss the implementation of a humanitarian ceasefire and improving humanitarian access and civilian protection. As mediators engaged with the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) on August 21, following earlier engagement with Rapid Support Forces (RSF), they must recognize the ways in which both parties have obstructed and diverted humanitarian assistance since the conflict began. This paper briefly outlines the key methods the warring parties have employed to misappropriate and misuse humanitarian aid, which can serve as a basis for such engagement and concludes with a number of recommendations.
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