As Sudan crisis drags on, Saudi Arabia announces aid funding conference

As Sudan crisis drags on, Saudi Arabia announces aid funding conference

RIYADH –

Saudi Arabia announced an international conference next week to gather aid pledges for war-ravaged Sudan, where the United Nations says more than half the population urgently needs assistance and protection.

Many at risk are in Sudan’s Darfur region, where attacks against civilians could amount to crimes against humanity, the UN’s head of mission said.