SUDAN POLITICAL ALERT: Norwegian Refugee Council - A new Sudan faces corona with little support

26/3/2020: Norwegian Refugee Council - A new Sudan faces corona with little support

 Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), calls for the international community to help Sudan’s transitional government “cement positive change and defend vulnerable communities from the unfolding health crisis,” warning that a historical opportunity is being lost “in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic.”

 With Sudan’s aid appeal for 2020 stated to only receive as little as 13% of funding, Egeland warns that Sudan’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism “could aggravate the current crisis, potentially preventing the flow of much-needed funding.”

 Egeland also warns that coronavirus will “decimate crowded displacement camps, slums and community centres,” concluding that global inaction would “drive Sudan into chaos again.”