US announces $424m in Sudan aid amid pleas to stop ‘senseless’ war

American envoy to UN urges humanitarian pause and says international community cannot simply look away'

• What caused the civil war in Sudan?

The United States has announced $424m in new aid for displaced and starving Sudanese, with the US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield saying all options for civilian protection must now be considered by the international community.

Describing the war in Sudan as horrific and shaming for the whole world, she said it was now necessary to compel, insist and demand that the warring parties agree a humanitarian pause to allow aid to flow and for citizens to flee".