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What can be done about Sudan's deepening humanitarian catastrophe?

2024/6/20
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Fred Dews概述了苏丹冲突导致非洲之角面临全球最大饥荒危机的严峻形势,数百万人民面临饥饿和流离失所。 Jeffrey Feltman深入分析了苏丹人道主义和安全危机的复杂性,指出其根源在于苏丹武装部队和快速支援部队之间的内战,导致大规模流离失所、粮食短缺和人道主义援助受阻。他强调,这场危机是人为造成的,外部势力的介入加剧了局势。他批评了国际社会对危机的反应迟缓和资金不足,并指出苏丹武装部队阻碍人道主义援助的流入。他还指出了国际社会对苏丹危机的关注度远低于加沙和乌克兰冲突,这体现了国际关注的双重标准。 Feltman认为,解决苏丹危机需要承认饥荒状况,采取灵活的人道主义援助策略,包括允许不同机构在冲突各方控制的地区提供援助,并向外部势力施压,停止对冲突的资助。他还表达了对错失良机的遗憾以及对苏丹人民的同情,并反思了国际社会在与苏丹军方互动中的不足之处。 Jeffrey Feltman详细阐述了苏丹饥饿危机的严重性,指出其与以往埃塞俄比亚和索马里的饥荒不同,完全是人为造成的。他解释了联合国机构不愿正式宣布饥荒的原因,指出这与政治考量有关。他呼吁国际社会增加资金投入,并采取更有效的措施,突破苏丹武装部队设置的障碍,确保人道主义援助能够送达最需要的人手中。他还强调了当地民间组织在人道主义救援中的重要作用,并建议国际社会应更灵活地与他们合作。他认为,国际社会需要对苏丹的现状有更清晰的认识,并采取更果断的行动,才能有效应对这场危机。

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The Horn of Africa faces a humanitarian crisis due to violence and climate change. Sudan is experiencing the world's largest hunger crisis, with millions facing acute hunger and displacement. This is exacerbated by the ongoing conflict, resulting in one of the largest displacement crises globally.
  • Horn of Africa experiencing high levels of fragility
  • Sudan's conflict risks world's largest hunger crisis
  • Nearly 18 million facing acute hunger
  • Over 9 million displaced
  • Largest displacement crisis in the world

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The Horn of Africa, home to over 200 million people, is experiencing high levels of fragility from both violence and climate change. The World Food Program says that the current conflict in Sudan is “risking the world's largest hunger crisis across the region." Jeffrey Feltman, visiting fellow in International Diplomacy in the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology at Brookings, joins The Current to talk about the humanitarian and security crisis unfolding in Sudan and the Horn of Africa.

Show notes and transcript: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-can-be-done-about-sudans-deepening-humanitarian-catastrophe/)

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