The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is sending a team of disaster response experts to Sudan to coordinate a humanitarian response amid fighting between rival army factions.
The agency’s head, Samantha Power, stated on Sunday that the experts would collaborate with international partners to identify priority needs and provide assistance to those in need.
The team will conduct its initial operations from Kenya, according to the agency.
Ms. Power emphasized the international community’s calls for a ceasefire and an end to the bloodshed.
“The United States demands that the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces abide by the three-day Eid al-Fitr ceasefire to which they have agreed, put an end to this reckless bloodshed, facilitate humanitarian access, and comply with international humanitarian law,” she said.
More than 400 people have been killed and thousands have been injured in the fighting, which is now in its second week.
