The UN and the crisis in Sudan (Jan-Jun 2025)

30 June Funding shortages threaten relief for millions of Sudanese refugees: WFP Critical shortfalls in global humanitarian funding now threaten millions of Sudanese refugees fleeing war...

The UN and the crisis in Sudan (Jan-Jun 2024)

28 June "I came here from Sudan where almost the entire population of school-aged children – some 17 million children– have been out of school...

The UN and the crisis in Sudan (Jul-Dec 2024)

31 December Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan on the launch of Sudan 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (OCHA) Sudan Humanitarian Needs...

Sudan: one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises

The crisis in Sudan is multifaceted, encompassing armed conflict, mass displacement, healthcare challenges, food insecurity, and an education crisis.

Background: Sudan crisis

What is the background of the conflict?  Sudan, a Northeast African country with a population of almost 46 million people, has long experienced tensions in...

Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine: children in armed conflict

World Children’s Day, marked on 20th November, is a moment to reflect on the very heavy toll paid by young people under the age...

Middle East, Karabakh, Sudan… new conflicts shake the world

The war in Ukraine continues to make international headlines, more than a year since Russia invaded. Several further major conflicts have erupted across the...

Sudan “on the brink of a full-blown civil war”

The head of the UN mission in Sudan fears that what has started as a rift between two generals is getting much closer to...

Sudan: 5 ways the EU is helping

In April 2023, violent armed clashes erupted in Sudan's capital city, Khartoum, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),...

Sudan facing humanitarian catastrophe, UN warns

The people of Sudan are facing a humanitarian catastrophe, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned, after fighting between rival military forces broke out...