MERSIN, Turkiye: Qatar and Turkiye have dispatched a humanitarian aid vessel carrying more than 2,400 metric tons of relief supplies to Sudan, it was announced this weekend.

The aid is aimed at supporting vulnerable communities affected by conflict, food insecurity and limited humanitarian access, the aid agencies involved said on Saturday.

The shipment, delivered through a partnership between the Qatar Fund for Development and the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, includes food, clothing, tents, blankets and essential household items for displaced and at-risk populations across Sudan.

The dispatch ceremony in Mersin was attended by Attila Toros, the governor of Mersin, alongside AFAD Director Ali Hamza, Qatar’s First Secretary in Turkiye Abdulaziz Al-Hammadi, and a QFD delegation led by Yousef Al-Mulla, acting manager of the humanitarian aid department.

The QFD said it remains committed to easing human suffering and supporting stability and resilience in communities impacted by conflict, and that the initiative highlighted the close cooperation between Qatar and Turkiye in providing coordinated, life-saving humanitarian assistance and responding to urgent needs in crisis-affected regions.