International donors pledge $1.5 billion in Sudan aid

People, who were evacuated from Sudan by an Iraqi military aircraft, are seen at Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, June 18, 2023. REUTERS/Saba Kareem

GENEVA (Reuters) -International donors on Monday pledged close to $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid to Sudan and the broader region, responding to a call by the United Nations to boost aid amid a conflict that has forced some 2.2 million people from their homes.

The United Nations said $3 billion was needed this year for humanitarian relief inside Sudan and for refugees fleeing the country, only a fraction of which had been funded.