Berlin officials announced Wednesday that Germany will contribute an additional 20 million euros, equivalent to $23.6 million, in humanitarian assistance to Sudan during 2025, with additional funding proposals currently being evaluated by the development ministry.
The announcement came ahead of an international humanitarian conference taking place in Berlin on Wednesday, where German officials revealed they had already allocated 155.4 million euros for relief projects in Sudan and surrounding nations impacted by the ongoing conflict by the end of 2025.
The devastating conflict between Sudan’s military forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces reached its second anniversary on Wednesday, creating massive food shortages and forcing millions from their homes in what has become one of the globe’s most severe humanitarian emergencies.
Conference organizers are working to secure funding commitments totaling at least 1 billion euros for Sudan relief efforts. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul expressed optimism about reaching that goal during an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio, stating: “That seems to be working.”
Wadephul acknowledged the enormous challenge of securing adequate funding for global crises, particularly with ongoing conflicts in Iran and Ukraine and reduced aid commitments from the United States. He described the effort as “a Sisyphean task.”
“We must try to compensate for what others, including the United States, unfortunately fail to do,” Wadephul explained during the radio interview.
The Foreign Minister emphasized that providing humanitarian assistance serves Germany’s strategic interests by preventing mass hunger, which could trigger another large-scale migration crisis similar to the Middle Eastern refugee influx experienced in 2015 and 2016.
