KHARTOUM –Sudan’s Foreign Minister Mohieddin Salem said the government is working to open border crossings and cooperate with the United Nations to facilitate humanitarian operations, warning that declining donor funding is creating growing challenges for aid organizations responding to needs across the country.
Salem said reduced financial support from donors was affecting the ability of humanitarian agencies to meet rising needs, while Sudan continued efforts to improve access and facilitate relief operations.
He said recent military advances by the Sudanese Armed Forces had created a need to support recovery efforts and prepare conditions for civilians to return to stable and dignified lives.
The foreign minister said state institutions were working to create suitable conditions for returning Sudanese, pointing to the scale of destruction caused by the war and the need for extensive rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure and services.
He added that Sudan had received broad cooperation from what he described as friendly and brotherly countries in supporting recovery efforts, while humanitarian and economic conditions continued to require coordinated action.
Salem also said instability affecting the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb posed additional economic challenges, stressing the importance of enabling returning migrants and internally displaced people to rebuild their lives in more stable conditions.
In remarks to Sudan’s state news agency, Salem said citizens remained the central focus of the government’s work, adding that while the armed forces were responsible for protection, state institutions were working to restore basic conditions and services lost during the war.
Sudan continues to face major recovery challenges, including damaged infrastructure, disrupted basic services and widespread humanitarian needs, even as some displaced people and refugees return to their areas of origin.
Salem also said Sudan wanted to play an active role in supporting regional stability and remained committed to good-neighborly relations and peaceful coexistence.
“Sudan does not attack anyone and will not accept aggression from anyone,” he said.
