Presenter urges urgent funding as Sudan response is only 16% funded for 2026
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At a humanitarian briefing, a presenter said the international response to Sudan is 16% funded for 2026 and that $2.9 billion is needed, calling the situation an "abandoned crisis" and urging donors to increase support to cover basic needs.
A presenter at a humanitarian briefing said the international response to Sudan is severely underfunded for 2026 and called for immediate donor action. "We were 35% funded in 2025," the presenter said, adding that "now in 2026, we need $2,900,000,000," and that the appeal is "really hyperprioritized."
The presenter framed the current gap in stark terms: "We are 16% funded," and used a tent analogy to illustrate the limited impact of small donations, saying that "that tent is 1 tenth," not six tenths, to emphasize how little a single donation covers relative to overall needs.
The speaker thanked donors for their contributions but warned that this is "the largest, most complex emergency," and urged a concentrated effort to fund the response so "the bare necessities of what the people of Sudan need are met." The presenter appealed to audiences not to call the situation a "forgotten crisis," saying, "I'm referring to this as an abandoned crisis."
No formal motions, votes, or timelines for additional action were announced in the briefing. The presenter's statements focused on fundraising figures and public messaging intended to spur greater international support.
