EU sends extra €1 million to Sudan as the Rapid Support Forces' advance triggers exodus

Sudan, already experiencing the world's largest humanitarian crisis, is witnessing a surge in humanitarian needs after the city of El Fasher in North Darfur fell to the Rapid Support Forces. Now, as people attempt to flee the ongoing brutality sweeping through El Fasher, the EU is allocating another €1 million in humanitarian aid. This funding comes in addition to the over €272 million the EU has allocated in 2025 to provide humanitarian assistance both to the people affected by the conflict in Sudan, and to the Sudanese refugees fleeing to neighbouring countries.

Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality Commissioner Hadja Lahbib (pictured) said: “When it comes to Sudan, I am at a loss for words to describe the sheer scale of this humanitarian catastrophe. There are credible reports the Rapid Support Forces are committing mass atrocities – from ethnically motivated killings to widespread sexual violence. Sudan is bleeding, but the EU will not watch in silence. We are scaling up our ongoing humanitarian operations in Sudan with an additional €1 million to support the people fleeing from the massacres committed by the RSF. This brings our humanitarian funding to the Sudan crisis in 2025 to over €273 million.” 

With this new allocation, the EU will support the immediate scale-up of emergency response across North Darfur, including in the locality of Tawila which already hosts more displaced people than any other location in Sudan. The new humanitarian funding will prioritise the provision of water, hygiene and sanitation services, but also emergency shelter to the people fleeing El Fasher. 

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