EU Calls for Humanitarian Access and Ceasefire in Sudan at UNGA
EU Commissioner Lahbib told a ministerial-level side event on Sudan at the UN General Assembly that 33 million people need help to survive, up to 150,000 have been killed since the war began, and Sudan tops nearly every ranking as the largest humanitarian and displacement crisis. She cited sexual violence against women and girls, detained humanitarian workers, and drone strikes on hospitals and markets, with Darfur, the Kordofans and Blue Nile State especially alarming. The EU has provided over €276 million in humanitarian support linked to the Sudan crisis this year, including €162 million for Sudan itself, and called for respect for international humanitarian law and unhindered cross-bord…
Impact and considerations
The ongoing Sudan conflict continues to block humanitarian access, damage infrastructure and create high personal-safety risks, posing direct operational and security challenges for organizations with personnel, supply chains or humanitarian programs in the region. Access conditions and the security situation warrant…
Key points
- EU Commissioner Lahbib told a ministerial-level side event on Sudan at the UN General Assembly that 33 million people need help just to survive.
- Up to 150,000 people have been killed since the war began; Sudan is the largest humanitarian crisis and the largest displacement crisis, and one of the deadliest places for humanitarian workers.
- Women and girls face sexual violence, humanitarian workers have been detained by armed groups, and drone strikes have hit hospitals and markets, with Darfur, the Kordofans and Blue Nile State especially alarming.
- The EU has provided over €276 million in humanitarian support linked to the Sudan crisis this year, including €162 million for Sudan itself.
- The EU called on all parties to respect international humanitarian law, open cross-border and cross-line humanitarian access, and advance a humanitarian truce and lasting ceasefire.
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- European Commission
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- First source publication
- 21 Sept 2026, 06:00
- Page published
- 22 Sept 2026, 18:06
- Last updated
- 21 Sept 2026, 06:00
- Original links
- European Commission Press Corner：Speech by Commissioner Lahbib at the Ministerial-Level Side Event on Sudan at the UNGA (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 21 Sept 2026, 06:00