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Sudan, Egypt Sign MoU on Joint Military Cooperation

The Sudanese and Egyptian officials sign the MoU in Khartoum on Friday. (SUNA)
The Sudanese and Egyptian officials sign the MoU in Khartoum on Friday. (SUNA)
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Sudan, Egypt Sign MoU on Joint Military Cooperation

The Sudanese and Egyptian officials sign the MoU in Khartoum on Friday. (SUNA)
The Sudanese and Egyptian officials sign the MoU in Khartoum on Friday. (SUNA)

Sudan and Egypt signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding on joint military cooperation during talks held in Khartoum between both countries’ army chiefs of staff.

They did not reveal details of the MoU, which was signed a few months after a similar military cooperation agreement was reached.

Sudanese Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Mohammed Osman al-Hussein and his Egyptian counterpart Lt. General Mohamed Farid Hegazy concluded on Thursday military talks and signed the understanding, Sudan’s state news agency (SUNA) reported.

Hussein commended the remarkable development in ties between both armies and thanked the Egyptian armed forces for their support and cooperation with Sudan, SUNA said.

Hegazy, for his part, underscored the depth of bilateral relations, noting that his visit is in line with the army’s follow-up of the latest agreements between the two sides.

He had stopped in Khartoum for a short visit on his way back to Cairo from Congo.

The pace of Sudanese-Egyptian military rapprochement has increased recently.

In March, both armies signed a military cooperation agreement covering training and border security.

In May, land, sea and air forces from both countries held the “Guardians of the Nile” maneuvers in Sudan's Um Siyala region.

They were the third drills following the “Nile Eagles-1” held in November 2020 and the “Nile Eagles 2” in April 2021.

The development of military ties is taking place amid mounting tensions with Ethiopia over the massive dam it is building on the Nile River’s main tributary.

Tensions are also high between Sudan and Ethiopia over the al-Fashaqa, a fertile border region where Ethiopian farmers have long cultivated fertile land claimed by Sudan.

Khartoum and Addis Ababa have been locked in a tense war of words over the region, trading accusations of violence and territorial violations in the area.

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UN Appeal for Aid to Support 10 Million Yemenis

 In Yemen around 3.3 million IDPs are living in family hosting arrangements and rental accommodation (UN)
 In Yemen around 3.3 million IDPs are living in family hosting arrangements and rental accommodation (UN)
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UN Appeal for Aid to Support 10 Million Yemenis

 In Yemen around 3.3 million IDPs are living in family hosting arrangements and rental accommodation (UN)
 In Yemen around 3.3 million IDPs are living in family hosting arrangements and rental accommodation (UN)

The United Nations and partners launched last week the 2025 Yemen Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, seeking urgent humanitarian and protection assistance to more than 10 million Yemenis in need.
In its plan, the UN warned that more than half of the country’s population – 19.5 million people – needs humanitarian assistance and protection services.
The collapse of the Yemeni riyal, now trading at over 2,160 riyals per US dollar in the legitimate government-controlled areas, has significantly worsened living conditions for Yemenis and left authorities struggling to pay public sector salaries for the past four months.
Yemen’s financial crisis further worsened after the Houthi militia suspended oil exports, causing an electricity blackout in Aden, the country's temporary capital, for more than half a day.
In its Yemen Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, the UN appealed for $2.47 billion to provide urgent humanitarian and protection assistance to more than 19.5 million people in need.
Under the 2025 appeal, humanitarians aim to deliver life-saving assistance to 10.5 million of the most vulnerable people in need, Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Julien Harneis, said.
Despite significant challenges, Harneis said 197 aid organizations reached more than 8 million people with life-saving assistance last year – two-thirds of which were local Yemeni organizations.
This was made possible by the sustained support of donors, who contributed more than $1.4 billion to the 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan.
The Humanitarian Coordinator said much more is needed this year to reduce needs, achieve peace, revive the economy and build the resilience of communities through sustainable development activities.
He noted that climate shocks, increased regional tensions and chronic underfunding of critical humanitarian sectors are further worsening people’s vulnerability and suffering.
This year, more than 17 million people will experience acute food insecurity—almost half the country’s population—with 5 million expected to experience emergency levels of food insecurity.
Moreover, 13.6 million people face challenges to access a water source of sufficient quality to prevent diseases while 40% of Yemen's health facilities are partially functioning or completely out-of-service due to shortages in staff, funding, electricity, medicines and equipment, and infrastructure integrity.
The UN last year requested $2.7 billion for a humanitarian response plan, but received only meager pledges, causing a huge gap in meeting the needs of the targeted population.
Jamal Belfaqih, head of Yemen's Supreme Relief Committee, confirms the numbers of humanitarian needs declared by the United Nations, its agencies and international organizations.
However, Belfaqih said the appeal that agencies request fail to meet their efforts to secure funding.
Also, he said, the UN and its agencies face challenges to reach the targeted population due to a lack of information and demographic changes caused by internal displacement.
Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Belfaqih said the funds required from donors to finance the humanitarian response plan will probably not be obtained due to a poor promotion of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
“The relief organizations have not changed their response plan methods since 2015, despite their failure to meet the needs of the Yemenis and to end or reduce the humanitarian crisis,” he said.
In 2025, an estimated 19.5 million people across Yemen need humanitarian assistance and protection services – 1.3 million people more than last year.
An estimated 4.8 million people, most of whom are women and children, remain internally displaced, with repeated displacement trapping families in cycles of dependency on humanitarian assistance.
In a briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, said people in Yemen continue to face a severe humanitarian and protection crisis.
Almost half of Yemen’s population – over 17 million people – is unable to meet their basic food needs.
The most marginalized, including women and girls, those displaced and communities such as the Muhamasheen, are the worst affected.
Msuya said almost half of all children under the age of 5 suffer from moderate to severe stunting caused by malnutrition, while cholera is at appalling levels.