UN calls on Mideast and European nations to raise money for humanitarian crisis in Sudan

The United Nations is calling on countries in the Middle East and Europe to ramp up aid efforts in Sudan to address the deepening humanitarian crisis. Attending Monday's session in Geneva are representatives from Egypt, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the African Union and the European Union. Sudan has been rocked by fighting for over two months as the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battle for control of the country. The U.N. says its emergency aid campaign for Sudan has received less than 16% of the required $3 billion. It says around 24.7 million people, over half of Sudan’s population, are in need of humanitarian assistance.