Over 1.3 bn euros in Sudan aid pledged at Berlin meet: Germany

An international conference to raise funding commitments for Sudan has produced pledges of more than 1.5 billion euros in humanitarian aid, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Wednesday.

Wadephul thanked donors for their pledges. "They help to alleviate the suffering of the people in Sudan, they help to save lives, and they show that this conflict has not been forgotten," he said. Officials from more than 50 states and dozens of Sudanese and international NGOs attended, but neither of the warring parties sent representatives in the absence of a ceasefire agreement.

Germany overall is pledging a total of 232 million euros to Sudan and neighbouring countries hosting millions of Sudanese displaced by the war.