The United States and the United Nations have launched a new $700 million Sudan Humanitarian Fund to address the world’s largest ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by Sudan’s civil war.

Axar.az reports, citing AP, that the fund includes $500 million from the UAE and $200 million from the U.S., with Saudi Arabia and other countries expected to pledge additional support.

U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said the initiative aims to ensure urgent aid reaches affected communities, with Ramadan (Feb. 17) set as a target for visible progress. The U.S. has also proposed a humanitarian truce that could be agreed upon in the coming weeks.

Sudan has been engulfed in conflict since 2023 between the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), leaving over 40,000 dead, displacing 14 million people, and triggering famine in multiple regions. Recent fighting has focused on Kordofan, where the military claims to have broken RSF sieges, though RSF drone attacks continue, including one that killed 15 civilians at a medical center in Kadugli.