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World donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine

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By BARBARA SURK and SAMY MAGDY
Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron says world donors are pledging more than $2.1 billion in aid for Sudan. A year of war has pushed the African country’s population to the brink of famine. Macron spoke Monday at the end of an international conference in Paris aimed at drumming up support for Sudan’s people. Sudan’s warring parties didn’t take part. Top diplomatic envoys, U.N. officials and aid agencies gathered at the conference urged them to stop committing human rights violations and allow access for humanitarian aid.

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