The IICO implemented an urgent relief project for war-affected individuals in Sudan by distributing food baskets to shelters and impoverished families in the states of Khartoum, Kassala, Gedaref, North Kordofan, North Darfur, Nile River, and Northern Sudan, in collaboration with the Sudanese Patients Relief Fund Association.

The project aimed to distribute 6,000 food baskets containing essential and necessary staple items to the affected individuals, with one basket per family, sufficient for one month. Each basket included over 30 kilograms of flour, sugar, lentils, rice, cooking oil, tomato paste, dates, chickpeas, and hibiscus.

Through this project, the IICO contributes to providing essential food supplies to hundreds of impoverished and displaced individuals who have lost their homes, possessions, and livelihoods. It also aims to reduce the incidence of malnutrition and anemia, mitigate the effects of war, foster values of solidarity and compassion, offer psychological support to those affected, and alleviate their burdens.

In this context, the displaced individuals are suffering from severe economic and humanitarian conditions due to a significant rise in inflation and increasing levels of poverty. They have lost their homes, possessions, and sources of income, and the war has destroyed their agricultural crops. The prevalence of malnutrition and anemia is widespread among them due to a lack of sufficient and varied food.

In a new humanitarian partnership, the IICO, along with 8 Kuwaiti charities and institutions, contributed to the inaugural airlift dedicated to aiding Sudan, which was part of the "Fazat for Sudan" campaign under the umbrella of the Kuwaiti Relief Association.

The plane departed from Abdullah Mubarak Air Base to Port Sudan Airport, carrying 40 tons of food and medical supplies, as well as ambulances to support and aid the displaced individuals within Sudan. The relief mission was accompanied by a delegation from the participating charities and organizations.

Humanitarian appeals from IICO and civil society groups have emphasized the urgent need for swift response and immediate intervention to alleviate the suffering of those affected and to support them in their time of crisis.

Moreover, the UN statistics indicate that more than 7.4 million people have been displaced both within Sudan and beyond since the outbreak of the war on the last April 15. The expansion of the conflict in central and eastern Sudan has led to the destruction of key crop-producing areas, resulting in a significant increase in humanitarian needs, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network.

Most of the displaced population has moved to the states of Gedaref, Kassala, Red Sea, Northern Sudan, and Sennar, where they have taken refuge in schools and some institutions, sleeping on the ground and under the open sky.

In this context, the IICO greatly stresses the importance of the prompt relief projects to affected people, due to its impact on maximizing the values of solidarity and compassion among Muslims. As well as empowering the vulnerable segments including impoverished people, needy people, victims of conflicts, disasters, and wars, besides drawing the best forms of mercy, fraternity, the one body concept.  

The IICO’S support for such relief projects stems from its humanitarian responsibility to assist vulnerable groups such as women, children, the sick, and the elderly, who struggle to find food due to internal conflicts and wars.