Canada has expressed alarm at the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, with over 1.4 million people internally displaced and 470,000 refugees fleeing to neighboring countries since April.
Canada has expressed alarm at the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, with over 1.4 million people internally displaced and 470,000 refugees fleeing to neighboring countries since April.
Canada has pledged CAD20 million (about $15.1 million) in humanitarian aid to support emergency health services, food and nutrition assistance, protection services, and other life-saving measures in Sudan. An additional CAD6 million (about $4.5 million) has been designated for development funding to help with education in emergencies and the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence.
Canada has expressed alarm at the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, with over 1.4 million people internally displaced and 470,000 refugees fleeing to neighboring countries since April.
Canada’s Minister of International Development and Pacific Economic Development Agency Harjit Sajjan announced on June 19 that the government is providing an additional CAD40 million (about $30.2 million) in international aid. This includes CAD34 million (about $25.7 million) for humanitarian assistance to address urgent needs in Sudan, as well as in five other countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.
Sajjan also called for an end to violence in Sudan and for humanitarian access throughout the country.
With this recent announcement, Canada has allocated over CAD165 million (about $125 million) in humanitarian assistance for Sudan, the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Sudan in 2023.
The Canadian government also recently announced that it will match individual donations to the Humanitarian Coalition, a coalition of Canadian aid organizations, made between May 1 and June 30, up to a maximum of CAD5 million (about $3.8 million).
Between 2021 and 2022, Canada pledged CAD16 million (about $12.1 million) to Sudan through multilateral organizations and civil society partners.
In March 2021, Canada and UNICEF Sudan announced CAD14 million (about $12 million) in new funding to support the safe return of schoolchildren, particularly girls, and to address barriers to accessing education.
Education International, a global organization of teachers and other education employees, is pressing the United Nations to demand an end to fighting in Sudan. The group is calling on the leaders of the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces to restore peace and begin negotiations. It also emphasized the need to safeguard educational facilities, allowing students and teachers to return to school, and protecting the right to education.
