August 21, 2024 (ROME) – After a six-month closure of the vital Adré border crossing, the first World Food Programme (WFP) food supplies have finally reached desperate communities in Sudan’s Darfur region. On August 19, a UN spokesman announced receiving confirmation that the Sudanese authorities have approved the movement of 131 trucks with food and non-food relief supplies across the border from Chad at the Adré crossing. WFP trucks, laden with sorghum, pulses, oil, and rice, arrived in Kereneik, West Darfur on Tuesday evening. This initial delivery will provide sustenance to 13,000 people in immediate need. The WFP has assured that enough food and nutrition supplies for around 500,000 people are ready to be swiftly transported through the newly opened route. WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain emphasized the critical importance of the Adre crossing’s reopening, stating, “This is a vital step to help WFP get lifesaving aid to millions of people in desperate need.” She further highlighted the necessity of keeping all border crossings and humanitarian corridors open for aid agencies to deliver supplies daily, the only way to avert widespread starvation. The Adre crossing is the most efficient route for delivering large-scale humanitarian aid into Darfur due to its …

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