Blinken: G7 and partners are committed to working to end the conflict in Sudan

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken described the situation in Sudan as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, and reiterated the commitment of the Group of Seven (G7) and its partners to expand the scope of humanitarian aid delivery and put forth diligent efforts to end the conflict.

The second ministerial meeting of the foreign ministers of the (G7) countries was held on Monday and Tuesday in Italy, the current president of the group, and a quadrilateral meeting on Sudan was held.

Blinken stated in his speech during a press conference in Italy on Tuesday: “Another important subject has been in focus over the past two days; Sudan – the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.”

He added: “This horrific war has caused the suffering of tens of millions of people, and more than twenty million have been forced to flee atrocities, and face famine and violence.”

The US Secretary explained that he had the opportunity to meet with World Food Programme (WFP) officials and obtain an updated report on the situation on the ground and the hurdles they are facing in terms of aid delivery to those in need.

“We have indeed made some progress over the past few weeks, particularly on the humanitarian access front. Today, the World Food Programme announced that, for the first time since the conflict began, it is sending trucks to isolated areas affected by famine, such as the Zamzam Camp for internally displaced persons,” he continued.

Blinken reiterated that they have also made progress, in cooperation with partners, in expanding the scope of delivery of life-saving emergency food and medicines in other regions, including opening the Adre border crossing and establishing humanitarian flights.

“I had a very productive meeting with partners from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt that discussed the next -necessary- steps that we will collectively support,” he stated.

“Similar to the aforementioned countries, the G7 and partners, are committed to expanding humanitarian access to Sudan while working to end the conflict and the suffering of the Sudanese people,” Blinken added.