EU and Britain boost aid for Sudan at London conference


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  • Tuesday, 15 Apr 2025

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy delivers opening remarks during the London Sudan conference, marking the two-year anniversary of the Sudan conflict, at Lancaster House, in London, Britain April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/Pool

LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union and Britain pledged on Tuesday to increase aid for Sudan, ahead of a conference in London marking the second anniversary of a conflict that has displaced millions and devastated the country.

Britain said the conference aimed to improve the coherence of the international response to the crisis, although Sudan's government criticised the gathering because no representative from either side of the conflict was invited.

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