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Port Sudan/Nairobi, 17 February 2025
After nearly two years of unrelenting conflict, Sudan is experiencing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis affecting 30 million people - that is more than three times the population of Switzerland and the largest ever recorded number of people in need in a single country. Over 12 million people have been displaced, including 3.4 million seeking refuge in neighboring countries. The majority are women and children, many of whom have suffered horrific violence, including rape, torture, and sexual slavery. The suffering is simply unspeakable.
The 2025 Response Plans emphasize the urgent need for more funding, unhindered humanitarian access, and diplomatic action to address the crisis. The global apathy and lack of urgency observed in the past two years must end now. Inside Sudan, nearly 25 million people face acute food insecurity, while access is blocked by insecurity and bureaucratic barriers. Attacks on hospitals, power stations, and water infrastructure have worsened cholera outbreaks and crippled essential services.
In Khartoum, Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) once operated 742 kitchens, feeding 816,000 people. Now, 80% have shut down, leaving thousands at risk of starvation.
As INGOs working in Sudan and the region, we call for:
● An end to atrocities and accountability for violations of international law
● Immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access across Sudan and its borders.
● Increased funding for local and national responders, both inside Sudan and in the neighbouring countries affected by the crisis, alongside the urgent need for disbursement of obligated funds
● Greater investment in protection, mental health, and education for displaced communities.
● Stronger diplomatic engagement to push for lasting peace and long-term recovery
Sudan’s crisis is deepening, and at least 30% of global humanitarian funding is now at risk. The world must act now to prevent this catastrophe from spiralling further out of control, sustain humanitarian aid, and support long-term recovery. Without immediate intervention, millions will suffer, many will die. Now more than ever, humanitarian assistance must not be interrupted.