I'm Jonathan Kapart and welcome to Kapart. Today we're taking a closer look at the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan. The North African nation is on the brink of famine and efforts to deliver life saving aid to millions are being blocked by rival forces fighting

for control of the country.

In this conversation first recorded on July 30th, as part of Washington Post Lives World Stage series I talked with the

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield about

what's happening in Sudan and she goes into detail about the international community's response to the crisis and what's needed to resolve it.

So 18 million Sudanese are facing acute hunger and about 8 million have been displaced since the war began.

Washington Post reporters recently gained access to Sudan to document the humanitarian crisis.

How is the international community responding and

should it be doing more?

Let me start with your last question and and the answer to that question is yes the international community needs to do more.

You reference the assistance that we have provided over the course of the past few years. Others have to

contribute. We can't do it alone. The needs are too great and the situation is truly, truly dark. 25 million people are on the verge of hunger.

A famine is looming, the fighting continues.

The pictures that you just showed really made me so incredibly sad to see young kids who are being forced to flee their homes because

these two generals want to fight until the last one is standing.

Let's get, I'm gonna come to those warring factions

in a moment, but I'm gonna bring your attention

to an op-ed you wrote for the New York Times in I believe it was March

March of this yes March of this year and you wrote on this is still on

humanitarian assistance.

You wrote, quote, just a tiny fraction

of the United Nations humanitarian appeal for Sudan

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