The Council on Foreign Relations published on 14 April 2025 a commentary titled "A Third Year of War: Dried-Up Aid Pulls Sudan Further into Chaos" by Mariel Ferragamo.
People are dying more of hunger and disease in Sudan than bullets. The health care system is collapsing. The dismantlement of USAID was followed by the shutting down of 80 percent of the local emergency kitchens. Other donors have also cut back on aid to Sudan.