The situation in Sudan is horrific and risks plunging the country into an ungovernable state (Sudan is the world’s gravest humanitarian disaster – but almost nobody cares, 11 October). It is an appalling example of what happens when internal power struggles mix with conflict over dwindling natural resources and a geopolitics in which countries prioritise their gains over the intense suffering of millions.
There are no easy answers. I speak as someone who works with a Sudanese team at Practical Action with more than 30 years’ experience of delivering programmes. Humanitarian aid is essential. But so is long-term development work.
