Pope Francis on Sunday lamented the alarming humanitarian crisis in Sudan, where a brutal war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rages on, affecting even South Sudan.
The conflict in Sudan, which began in April 2023, has sparked the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis, with profoundly tragic impacts on South Sudan as well, said the Argentine Pope after his Sunday Angelus prayer.
"I stand with the peoples of both nations and urge them towards fraternity, solidarity, and the avoidance of all forms of violence," Francis continued, calling on "warring parties in Sudan to cease hostilities and agree to sit at the negotiation table."
"I urge the international community to do everything in its power to provide necessary humanitarian aid to displaced individuals and to assist in swiftly finding a path to peace," he concluded.
The conflict in Sudan between the army and the RSF has triggered a massive humanitarian catastrophe, killing tens of thousands and displacing over 12 million people.
Famine is rampant in certain regions, forcing families, especially in the west and south of the country, to survive on grass and fodder.
