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Sudan

Sudan Humanitarian Update (1 - 31 December 2024)

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HIGHLIGHTS

• Sudan is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises due to the scale of escalating needs, the number of people displaced, the rising malnutrition rates and food insecurity.

• An estimated 30.4 million people need assistance in 2025. This is nearly two thirds of the country’s population and marks an increase of 5.6 million people from 2024, driven by the devastating conflict, ensuing displacement, disease outbreaks, natural disasters and decimated livelihoods.

• The Sudan 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) launched in December 2024 seeks $4.2 billion to assist 20.9 million of the most vulnerable people.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

Nearly two years after the eruption of conflict, Sudan continues to experience a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions. It is among the top four countries in the world with the highest prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM), at an estimated 13.6 per cent.

A staggering 4.9 million children under five years and pregnant and nursing women were estimated to be acutely malnourished in 2024, a 22 per cent increase compared to 2023.

Sudan also has the largest internally displaced population in the world. Between mid-April 2023 and December 2024, about 12 million people fled their homes due to conflict. This includes an estimated 8.8 million people who have been forcibly displaced within the country, according to the International Organization for Migration and 3.2 million people who have crossed the border into neighbouring countries, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).

The Sudan 2025 HNRP has adopted an approach through which clusters will scale up humanitarian response using an integrated multi-sectoral package of services to meet needs. Protection will remain at the centre of the humanitarian response, ensuring vulnerable populations are shielded from further harm, while addressing pervasive risks of abuse, exploitation and violence. It will be integrated across all sectors to uphold the dignity, safety and rights of those affected by the crisis, particularly women and girls.

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