After nearly 18 deadly months of conflict in Sudan, nearly 25 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, and a record-breaking 10 million have been displaced, making Sudan the worst internal displacement crisis in the world. The United States is the largest bilateral donor to Sudan and has contributed more than $3.9 billion for humanitarian programs in Sudan since FY 2004. As the months pass without any progress toward a ceasefire, Sudan’s population endures the compounding effects of conflict, climate-change impacts, displacement, and is now facing imminent famine in its largest IDP camp, Zamzam.
Parties to the conflict – the SAF and RSF – have violated international humanitarian law, seized humanitarian assets, destroyed hospitals and protected civilian objects, and continue to cause considerable challenges for aid organizations, including bureaucratic delays and denials of humanitarian access. Aid workers face increasing insecurity, both international organizations and local organizations that have taken on a coordinating role for locally-led humanitarian assistance. This conversation will engage humanitarian experts and policy leaders to discuss solutions that are urgently needed to mitigate the impacts of these overlapping crises, and how the US, United Nations, and humanitarian organizations are engaging with leadership of the parties to the conflict to end the conflict and reduce suffering of the Sudanese people.
This event is made possible through the generous support of USAID.
