Two years into Sudan’s brutal war, the humanitarian catastrophe has engulfed the entire country, spilled over across the region, and shows no signs of abating. Thousands continue to be killed, starved and raped as violence forces millions to leave their homes throughout Sudan and across borders. Since breaking out in Khartoum in April 2023, the armed conflict quickly spread and escalated into the world’s gravest humanitarian crisis.
This public regional report on the Sudan Crisis has been developed by FONGA and the IAWG in collaboration with the INGO Forum of Sudan, South Sudan and Chad.
It aims to provide snapshots, through testimonies, key figures and visuals, of the humanitarian disaster unfolding across the region. While the war in Sudan was already testing the limits of humanitarian response, the ability of humanitarian actors to provide lifesaving aid to some of the world’s most vulnerable has been shaken to its core by the abrupt collapse of funding streams — all amounting to a perfect storm for victims of the conflict.
Time is running out to stop the spread of famine, protect civilians, and restore stability to Sudan and its neighbours. As millions of lives hang in the balance, international actors must come together to demand immediate protection of vulnerable populations and unhindered access for humanitarian actors, prioritise scaled-up aid delivery, while ensuring sustainable support for locally-led responses to mitigate this man-made catastrophe.
