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US Pushes for Sudan Humanitarian Truce, Demands Aid Worker Releases
(MENAFN) The United States is intensifying pressure for a humanitarian truce in Sudan that would guarantee unhindered aid access and boost assistance to those in need, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump said Friday.
Massad Boulos, Trump's senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, said Washington is also pushing a comprehensive peace plan to hold warring parties to their humanitarian obligations.
"We continue to urgently press for a humanitarian truce that allows unhindered humanitarian access and increased aid delivery to those most in need, as well as for a comprehensive peace plan that helps holds parties to their humanitarian obligations," Boulos said on X.
He also condemned rising detentions of aid workers in Sudan, demanding their release. "Humanitarians risk their lives in Sudan to save others; these aid workers are essential and must be protected," he said.
The comments follow growing UN alarm over detained humanitarian staff. Sudan's Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown warned Monday that a rising number of aid workers are being held by "non-state armed groups," a practice she said endangers personnel and disrupts critical relief work. She called for their immediate, unconditional release and urged all parties to let aid groups operate safely and independently.
Sudan remains gripped by one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, as fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), now in its third year since erupting in April 2023, continues to drive mass displacement, severe hunger and collapsing basic services.
Nearly 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity in 2026, and more than 825,000 children risk death from severe malnutrition, according to UN agencies. Famine has been confirmed in parts of the country, with more areas at risk as fighting and access restrictions persist. The war has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions since it began.
Massad Boulos, Trump's senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, said Washington is also pushing a comprehensive peace plan to hold warring parties to their humanitarian obligations.
"We continue to urgently press for a humanitarian truce that allows unhindered humanitarian access and increased aid delivery to those most in need, as well as for a comprehensive peace plan that helps holds parties to their humanitarian obligations," Boulos said on X.
He also condemned rising detentions of aid workers in Sudan, demanding their release. "Humanitarians risk their lives in Sudan to save others; these aid workers are essential and must be protected," he said.
The comments follow growing UN alarm over detained humanitarian staff. Sudan's Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown warned Monday that a rising number of aid workers are being held by "non-state armed groups," a practice she said endangers personnel and disrupts critical relief work. She called for their immediate, unconditional release and urged all parties to let aid groups operate safely and independently.
Sudan remains gripped by one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, as fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), now in its third year since erupting in April 2023, continues to drive mass displacement, severe hunger and collapsing basic services.
Nearly 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity in 2026, and more than 825,000 children risk death from severe malnutrition, according to UN agencies. Famine has been confirmed in parts of the country, with more areas at risk as fighting and access restrictions persist. The war has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions since it began.
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