With strong encouragement to continue, I am headed back to Switzerland, where partners are working around the clock to get more relief through Adre and other key southern and northern corridors. Starvation cannot be a weapon of war, and we must keep up this momentum.

Reopening the Adre crossing is a breakthrough for getting UN humanitarian aid into Darfur and saving lives. We need to build on this in the days to come. It is imperative that all parties respect international law, protect humanitarian workers, and ensure continued access to

NEWS: With the Adre crossing on the Chad–Sudan border newly reopened, USAID partners UN OCHA Sudan, WFP Sudan & IOM Sudan 🇺🇳, were among the first to bring food, nutrition & health supplies across. More trucks are coming as we continue to respond to Famine & conflict in Sudan.

The decision by Sudan’s Sovereign Council to reopen the Adre border crossing to humanitarian convoys offers a lifeline to millions of Sudanese facing famine. The U.S. supports efforts by United Nations agencies & NGOs to move quickly to surge assistance from Chad to affected communities.

We welcome this important announcement about the immediate resumption of lifesaving aid moving through Adre, Chad into Darfur. With hundreds of thousands facing starvation, we must make every effort to accelerate and increase delivery of aid to those who most desperately need it

Humanitarian aid will now be able to reach millions of Sudanese who have been cut off from basic essentials. The international community must surge life-saving aid to Sudan. Every second counts.

The U.S. welcomes recent agreements to resume humanitarian access across the Adré border and along the Dabbah Road, allowing lifesaving aid to reach millions of Sudanese. We will keep working with our partners to further expand and accelerate emergency aid deliveries in Sudan.

We welcome the resumption of desperately needed humanitarian assistance into Sudan across the Adre border crossing. state.gov/united-states-…

Today, as we mark the 500th day of violence in Sudan, Sudanese people continue to suffer the effects of this war. Frontline humanitarian workers report desperate conditions in El Fasher: the RSF are gathering troops for another attack and SAF bombing continues to inflict

The recent attack on a World Food Programme vehicle in Gaza is unacceptable. Humanitarian aid workers must be protected to deliver life-saving assistance. All parties must uphold international humanitarian law and ensure safety of those providing essential support. #NotATarget

The expansion of #VACS into the Pacific Islands is a critical step in strengthening our global food system. By joining forces and leveraging expertise, we’re building a more resilient and sustainable food system.

Ukraine’s agricultural exports continue to strengthen Ukraine’s economy—and in turn, strengthens their defense from Putin's attacks. From Jan - July 2024: agricultural exports exceeded $14 billion—that's $1 billion more compared to the same time last year.

With 5.8 million pounds of emergency aid delivered into Darfur this week through Adre and Dabbah Road, the ALPS leadership group met yesterday to continue accelerating and expanding aid access across Sudan. We continue to prioritize expansion of aid into the heartland of Sudan is

The Department of State is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on South Sudanese government officials for undermining the peace agreement by failing to effectively address bureaucratic obstacles to the delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to the South Sudanese people.

Aid must be scaled up and allowed to continue to flow through the Adre border crossing and humanitarian corridors across Sudan. This is critical to reaching hungry and suffering people and responding to the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet.

NEWS: The United States, through USAID and working with Congress, announced today an additional $40 million to mitigate ongoing food insecurity and build food system resilience across Africa. usaid.gov/news-informati…

Hunger will not be solved by emergency aid alone. That’s why today USAID announced an additional $40 million to build more resilient food systems—through connecting smallholder farmers to improved crop varieties, efficient water sources, and more—in Africa.

One year ago, I visited a refugee camp near the border of Sudan. I remember thinking, how could this possibly get worse? And yet, the violence and devastation has only increased. We must do more to bring about an end to this horrific war.

Despite Putin’s relentless attacks on Ukraine, 🇺🇦 agricultural sector is feeding 400 million people around the world. And we’re supporting their efforts to grow that to 600 million. ukragroconsult.com/en/news/ukrain…

Yesterday, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield and I hosted a briefing at U.S. Mission to the UN about U.S.-led talks on the peace process in Sudan and the ALPS Group’s ongoing work to expand humanitarian access routes, strengthen protection of civilians, and work toward a lasting peace. The humanitarian crisis in Sudan