Sudan's Millions Suffer as Humanitarian Help Falls Short
Despite the conflict ending, millions remain displaced in Sudan with limited access to food, water, and healthcare. Humanitarian aid organizations haven't returned in full force, leaving a critical gap in basic necessities. According to the United Nations, over eight million people have already been displaced multiple times and forced to leave their homes. Additionally, it is estimated that 25 million people, which is half of the country's population, need humanitarian assistance.
Amidst the ongoing conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Sudan, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams are working tirelessly to provide essential medical care to the displaced and affected populations. At the Zalingei Teaching Hospital in Central Darfur state, MSF has reopened the emergency, maternity, inpatient therapeutic feeding center, and pediatric departments, treating over 900 emergency consultations, nearly 400 pediatric admissions, and conducting almost 100 safe deliveries in April alone.
Zalingei teaching hospital emergency department, Zalingei, Central Darfur state, Sudan.
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Sudan:
Nowhere Is Safe As Deadly Fighting Escalates in El Fasher
MSF, 15 May 2024
The Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) supported South Hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, has received hundreds of casualties since an escalation of fighting on 10 May. Dr… Read more »
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Sudan:
International Response Inadequate, 25 Million People, Half of Sudan's Population Need Humanitarian Assistance, Say Agencies After One Year of Conflict
CISA, 19 April 2024
To mark one year since the brutal fighting in Sudan erupted in April 2023 between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS),… Read more »
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Sudan:
MSF Warns of Catastrophic Malnutrition Crisis in Zamzam Camp Amidst Escalating Violence in North Darfur
MSF, 1 May 2024
In response to the escalating fighting in North Darfur, Sudan, MSF has treated over 100 war-wounded patients - including 11 children, many with gunshot wounds - at South Hospital,… Read more »
Illustration of fightings in Khartoum, Sudan
InFocus
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April 15 marks one year since conflict between rival military leaders broke out in Sudan. Half of the country's 50 million people urgently need humanitarian assistance. Over 8.6 million people are displaced within Sudan and in neighbouring countries - the world's worst displacement crisis. Many Sudanese have fled across the border into Chad, including those from Darfur - where news organizations and aid agencies are warning of a return to the widespread genocide and mass rapes in Darfur that
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Africa faces severe conflicts, from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia to intensifying violence in Sudan, leading to immense human suffering, displacement, and human rights abuses. Amid these challenges, Her Excellency Bineta Diop, the African Union Commission Chairperson's Special Envoy, works tirelessly to amplify the voices of women, youth, and civil society in peacebuilding. During the allAfrica Media Leaders Summit in Kenya, Diop, in discussion with
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Aid workers' capacity to deliver essential services has been severely impacted by "indiscriminate attacks" and disruption of telecommunications in the country, a group of 94 humanitarian and human rights organizations said in a statement.
"When available, internet access has been instrumental in assisting civilians share and receive critical and often lifesaving information, including about safe
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The U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield has warned that more than 2 million people in Sudan's western Darfur region are under imminent threat of a "large-scale massacre" and urged the international community to pressure the warring parties to de-escalate.
"There are already credible reports that the RSF (Rapid Support Forces) and its allied militias have razed multiple villages west of El Fasher," Ambassador Greenfield said. She told reporters that the
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Map Zalingei, Central Darfur state, Sudan.
