Läkarmissionen / LM International’s Post

🖋️: Joint Statement Signed | The Sudan INGO Forum released a joint statement calling on the international community to not ignore the escalating crisis in Sudan and provided a list of recommendations for an effective response. Over a year into the conflict, 25.6 million are projected to face acute food insecurity or worse (IPC 3+) during the upcoming lean season – a nearly 40% increase over the last four months. The Sudan INGO Forum, which includes Concern Worldwide in partnership with 70 INGOs who are providing humanitarian and development assistance and peacebuilding interventions in #Sudan, calls for urgent action, with specific recommendations: ➡️ Reconvene the international community at the earliest possible opportunity to scale-up efforts to bring about an end to the hostilities and address barriers to scaling up humanitarian response; ➡️ Coordinate diplomatic efforts to push for unfettered humanitarian access using all cross-line and cross-border routes; ➡️ Increase the access of mutual aid initiatives and other local responders to flexible and predictable funding through the removal of burdensome compliance processes and ensuring transparency in the amounts of funding delivered in support of local actors; ➡️ Support INGOs to urgently scale-up multi-purpose cash initiatives as the first line response to famine; ➡️ Ensure that pledges made in Paris are dispersed in the next month, prioritizing funding to those with a functional presence in areas of highest need. Despite a pledging conference in April, in which $2.2 billion was pledged, the Humanitarian Response Plan remains severely underfunded with only 17% of the required funding received, and attention on the conflict remains critically low. Read the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/eqRqtkYG

Had a very constructive meeting on Tuesday at the UK Foreign Office about the UK's South Sudan policy in the shadow of a humanitarian crisis and delayed elections. I can't share all the details of what was a closed-door discussion with the South Sudan NGO working group, the British embassy in Juba, and UK Special Representative for South Sudan Clare Staunton, but given the recent (and justified) attention on Sudan, I think it's important to remember the desperate situation in neighbouring South Sudan. A few statistics stand out: ➡ 9 million people (75% of the population) are classified as "in need", including 1.7 million malnourished children, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) ➡ 1.3 million people have been affected by flooding (UNOCHA), which has displaced 700,000 people (Ministry of Water) ➡ 2 million people in South Sudan are internally displaced (UNOCHA) - largely due to flooding and conflict ➡ More than 800,000 people have fled to South Sudan to escape the conflict in neighbouring Sudan (UNOCHA) The meeting shed light on the increasing challenges faced by the local population in South Sudan and by the NGOs trying to provide medical and humanitarian support. It also covered the policy challenges posed by yet another delay to national elections that were scheduled to take place in December. To read more on these aspects, please read my extended post on my Substack newsletter, perspicacity: https://lnkd.in/gVdY2wEC with Natalia Chan, Laban Ashioya, Pia P., Jodie Winston, Kamba Anthony, Lindsay Sohn, Kim Nelson, Elise Nalbandian, Megan Greenhalgh MSc, Mark Adams, Jodie Winston, David Adam, rosalind marsden #SouthSudan #elections #humanitarianaid #conflict #Sudan #refugees

Despite the severe humanitarian crisis in Sudan, including bombed hospitals and widespread displacement, global attention remains limited. Competing crises, media focus, and the complexity of Sudan's conflict contribute to this lack of visibility. Highlighting these issues can help draw necessary attention and humanitarian support. Engaging with companies to promote responsible business practices and transparency is encouraged. This includes advocating for improved corporate governance, respect for human rights, and ethical business conduct within its operations and across its value chain.  Investors have an important role to play in addressing the urgency of the situation in Sudan and helping transition back into a civilian democratic government that can foster a sustainable economic and financial environment. By actively managing their portfolios in response to the unfolding situation in Sudan, investors contribute to the broader global response. In April 2023, EIRIS CRN sent out a questionnaire to several companies in Sudan which we have identified as having business activities in the country and have been monitoring for the past several years. CRN maintains its Sudan Company Report which features company profiles operating in high-risk sectors. If you are an investor and are interested in learning more about our work on Sudan and the risks associated with conflict-affected areas, please reach out. https://lnkd.in/ebKD5zyQ

🌍 The Global Humanitarian Overview 2025 reveals the immense scale of humanitarian needs worldwide. Here's what you need to know: ➡️ People in Need: 305 million globally will require urgent assistance. ➡️ People Targeted: Humanitarian efforts aim to reach 189.5 million individuals. ➡️ Funding Needs: $47.4 billion is required to support operations across 72 countries. Conflict & Climate Change are fuelling humanitarian crises. ▪️ Violations against children are at unprecedented levels: - In Gaza, more women and children were killed in the past year than in any equivalent period over the past two decades. - In Ukraine, at least 16 children are killed or injured weekly since February 2022. ▪️ Climate chaos intensifies: - 2024 is set to be the hottest year ever, with floods, droughts, and heatwaves disrupting food systems. - Over 65% of agricultural economic damages in the past 15 years are tied to droughts, worsening food insecurity. 🗺️Regional Snapshot - Southern & Eastern Africa: 85M in need | $11.9B required - Middle East & North Africa: 59M in need | $15.9B required - West & Central Africa: 57M in need | $7.6B required - Asia & the Pacific: 55M in need | $5.1B required - Latin America & the Caribbean: 34M in need | $3.6B required - Europe: 15M in need | $3.3B required ❌Challenges - Underfunding: the average duration of a humanitarian plan/appeal is now 10+ years, with some ongoing for over 20 years. - Security and access: Humanitarian workers face increasing violence and bureaucratic barriers. 📢Achievements Despite Adversity - In 2024, 116 million people received vital humanitarian aid. 🔗 Explore the full report and interactive content: humanitarianaction.info #HumanitarianAid #GlobalSolidarity #ClimateAction

Just like Mercy Corps, organizations including ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM among others are speaking out against the needless human suffering in #Sudan. This needs to stop now, and we must all come together to take action. I urge everyone to join the call for peace and stability in Sudan, and to support the efforts of organization like Mercy Corps to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need. #EndSudanSuffering #SudanNeedsPeace.

BIG DEVELOPMENT. In view of "the worsening conditions of life faced by Palestinians in Gaza, in particular the spread of famine and starvation" the ICJ has issued an additonal order of provisional measures in the case of South Africa v. Israel (for background about the case see here https://lnkd.in/dpCVNr5K). First, it decided unaninmously (i.e. including Judge Barak from Israel) that Israel must "[t]ake all necessary and effective measures to ensure, without delay, in full co-operation with the United Nations, the unhindered provision at scale by all concerned of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance, including food, water, electricity, fuel, shelter, clothing, hygiene and sanitation requirements, as well as medical supplies and medical care to Palestinians throughout Gaza, including by increasing the capacity and number of land crossing points and maintaining them open for as long as necessary" Second, by fifteen votes to one, that Israel must "[e]nsure with immediate effect that its military does not commit acts which constitute a violation of any of the rights of the Palestinians in Gaza as a protected group under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, including by preventing, through any action, the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian assistance" The Court also decided, by fifteen votes to one, that Israel must submit a report on all measures taken to give effect to the Order, within one month. https://lnkd.in/dCZPXuUE

Did you know that considerable discrepancies exist in humanitarian responses between the northeast and northwest regions of #Nigeria, despite comparable levels of need? Our new working paper with the Neem Foundation asks why, and offers FIVE recommendations for a more equitable response, including that: 🔸 State authorities should be the central actors in delivering protection, services and development interventions for affected people 🔸 Humanitarian actors must uphold humanitarian principles, and assistance must be provided on the basis of need 🔸 International humanitarian actors should engage state governments early on, to jointly create durable solutions 🔸 International organisations should support local organisations, especially those working within states, to address the crisis in the northwest 🔸 Donors must think and act holistically so that humanitarian and development needs can be tackled together. Read the paper in full now → https://lnkd.in/eW6sB9D6

As the world spirals with unaccountable atrocities and climate breakdown, there are glimmers of hope - a pleasure to write this piece with the brilliant Mohamed and Albashir. Like many countries, Somalia is charting a new course, where the humanitarian system is increasingly an impediment to further progress. Key article takeaways: 💰 Volatile funding disrupts progress ⛑️ Humanitarians undermine peacebuilding/local actors know best 🏛️ Aid divides citizens and state ⏰ Its time to escape the boom-bust cycle Thanks The New Humanitarian and FYI: Nimo Nimo Oxfam Somali NEXUS CONSORTIUM Adeso Centre for Peace and Democracy Humanitarian Policy Group ODI Degan Martine https://lnkd.in/dA5FaDPj

Thanks to Canadian Dimension and Lital Khaikin for shining a spotlight on a too frequently ignored conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Canada must urgently put in place an anti-racist and equity centred policy framework to better guide our responses,--pleased this policy work is in development but I share here our concerns with the dire inadequacies of the current program.  https://lnkd.in/eGaUAGbC 👇

Tonight, leading Sudanese advocates, UN officials and academics will discuss the ongoing crisis in Sudan. The crisis has forced millions of people to flee their homes - around 12 million by June 2024. Some have crossed borders, mostly seeking refuge in neighbouring states, while the vast majority - over 10 million people - are now displaced within Sudan. This makes Sudan the largest displacement crisis in the world. Almost 25 million people - more than half of Sudan’s population - are currently in need of humanitarian aid. Yet global attention remains elsewhere. This public event draws new attention to the issue, exploring how the country has reached crisis point, the key displacement challenges, the long-term impacts on Sudan as a country, and what can be done by countries in the region and beyond to address them. Panellists  Radhouane Nouicer,Designated Expert on Sudan of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights  Kholood Khair, Sudanese political analyst and the founding director of Confluence Advisory Professor Sharath Srinivasan, Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University Find out more and register: https://lnkd.in/eFivwG5T