Ireland must use its voice at UN to call for an urgent end to the suffering of the people of Sudan

Ireland should continue to highlight the use of starvation and gender-based violence as weapons of war in Sudan and ensure it remains a key issue on the agendas of the UN General Assembly and Security Council

Residents displaced from a surge of violent attacks squat on blankets and in hastily made tents in the village of Masteri in west Darfur, Sudan. Picture: Mustafa Younes via AP

At what point does a humanitarian crisis become a catastrophe?

Almost five months on since the International Humanitarian Conference on Sudan in Paris, where leaders around the world gathered to mobilise public attention, funds, and humanitarian access for the crisis caused by civil war, the world remains largely indifferent to the level of suffering in Sudan.