An executive order signed by President Trump freezing foreign assistance has forced the closure of community kitchens in Sudan, threatening the lives of millions already struggling with a devastating civil war and widespread famine. Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), a civilian-led network providing vital aid, relied heavily on US funding, which has been cut off. The ERRs, operating over 700 kitchens across Sudan before the freeze, are now facing a dire situation with limited resources to sustain their operations.
Trump signed an executive order on Jan.
A movement to protest the early actions of President Donald Trump’s administration took off Wednesday across the U.S. In Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, intense block-by-block fighting has made aid delivery almost impossible. The kitchens are organized locally and entirely volunteer-led, Kuka said, adding the whole ERR system was run by housewives, doctors, engineers, electricians — “just everybody.”
While U.N. agencies may have several months of supplies in the pipeline, the ERRs often relied on purchasing goods directly from local markets. So when the cash flow was cut off, the kitchens could no longer buy and cook food.
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