Sudan aid networks at risk of collapse, UN agencies warn

Sudan’s aid network is at risk of collapse, the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned. Ongoing fighting , heavy rains, and continued displacement threaten to bring an “imminent end” to Sudan’s emergency relief supply via the IOM’s Common Humanitarian Pipeline, the agency said on Monday. The ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that erupted in April 2023 has killed more than 200,000 people, aid workers estimate, and created the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis. But amid a sharp cutback in global aid funding, resources are stretched. “The entire humanitarian system could collapse within weeks if we don’t act now.