Sudan, after two years of war
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14 April 2025 - This Tuesday marks two years of war in Sudan — a brutal conflict that’s triggered the world’s largest displacement crisis and humanitarian crisis. Millions have fled, famine looms, and neighbouring countries are overwhelmed. The UN and its partners have been on the ground responding and continue to call for peace in the region.
Photo Stories
15 April 2025
Sudan: A two-year crisis through the lens of a photojournalist
A catastrophic famine is ravaging the more remote areas, while a nightmare of sexual violence persists for women and girls across the country. Freelance photojournalist Giles Clarke documented the scale of the war’s brutality, away from the fighting in Khartoum, focusing on the mass displacement and the effects of the two-year war on civilians. See also: The Sudan conflict: What's really going on
14 April 2025
Making funds fo further as Sudan's war continues
Two years into the war, Sudan faces the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Twenty-five million people struggle to find enough food, and over 12 million have been displaced. Nearly everyone has witnessed or suffered from violence. Yet, as crises increase worldwide, humanitarian funding plummets.
14 April 2025
Two years into war, a portrait of a people trying to survive
In February and March, photographer Giles Clarke spent 5 weeks in Sudan documenting daily life. He found a country where conditions vary hugely, from displacement centres with empty clinics and abandoned fields, to more peaceful areas where farmers and businesses are trying to operate as normally as possible.
14 April 2025
What the War Couldn’t Take: Stories of Courage and Survival from Sudan’s Displaced
When the skies over Sudan darkened with war in April 2023, life changed overnight for millions. Streets that once echoed with laughter and the bustle of daily life were suddenly silenced by gunfire and fear. Today, Sudan stands at the heart of the world’s largest internal displacement crisis. But even in the face of such profound devastation, the voices of the Sudanese people rise – not in despair, but in strength.
News Stories
15 April 2025
Urgent Global Action Needed to Prevent Greater Regional Instability as Sudan War Enters Third Year
As the brutal war in Sudan entered its third year today, the International Organization of Migration (IOM) called for immediate, coordinated international action to help alleviate the unimaginable scale of human suffering caused by the conflict and to prevent even greater instability across the region.
15 April 2025
Two years of war in Sudan: The world’s worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls
Sudan’s civil war is now the world’s worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls. They make up more than half of the 12 million people displaced and many are being deliberately targeted with sexual violence.
15 April 2025
The impact of Sudan’s war on women, two years on
Two years into Sudan’s civil war, more than 12 million people have been displaced—over half of them women and children. As gender-based violence surges and essential services collapse, this explainer breaks down how the conflict is affecting women and girls, and what UN Women is doing to support them.
15 April 2025
Number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan doubles as conflict enters third year amid ‘perfect storm’ of threats to children
As the conflict in Sudan enters its third year, the number of children in need of humanitarian assistance has doubled, from 7.8 million at the start of 2023 to more than 15 million today. Without urgent action, Sudan’s dire humanitarian crisis could tip into greater catastrophe.
15 April 2025
Two years since the start of the conflict, Sudan is facing a severe food security catastrophe
Sudan is facing a severe food security catastrophe. More than half the population is acutely food insecure, with famine already confirmed in multiple areas. Agriculture, the main source of food and income for up to 80 percent of the population, is being dismantled by violence, displacement and economic collapse.
15 April 2025
After 2 years of conflict Sudan’s health system faces collapse as rainy season nears
Two years into the conflict, Sudan’s health system is at breaking point. As the rainy season looms the country faces a perfect storm of disease outbreaks, malnutrition and collapsing services at a time when humanitarian access is dangerously restricted and funding for health is running dry.
14 April 2025
Sudanese mark grim war milestone amid surging hunger, hopes for peace
As Sudan enters its third year of war, hunger has reached catastrophic levels. Famine has been confirmed in 10 areas, and 17 others are at risk. Millions of people are on the move, crowded into temporary shelters before fighting uproots them once again. In a nation where nearly half the population is hungry, World Food Programme (WFP) assistance is sometimes the only barrier against starvation.
14 April 2025
Sudan faces worsening humanitarian catastrophe as famine and conflict escalate: UN experts
As the conflict in Sudan reaches the two-year mark, UN human rights experts raised alarm that widespread starvation and a distressing surge in acute malnutrition are unfolding. "Sudan is experiencing the most extreme hunger crisis globally,” the experts said. “Without immediate humanitarian intervention, hundreds of thousands could perish."
Briefings and Statements
15 April 2025
As Sudan’s Brutal Conflict Enters Third Year, Secretary-General Demands Renewed Focus, End to Weapons Flowing into Country, Stressing Civilians Paying Highest Price
António Guterres: "Two years into a devastating war, Sudan remains in a crisis of staggering proportions, with civilians paying the highest price. Sudan remains a highest priority for the United Nations. I will continue to engage with regional leaders on means to enhance our collective efforts for peace."
15 April 2025
Press briefing by UN Women on the humanitarian needs of women and girls in Sudan after two years of war
Anna Mutavati: "I speak to you from Port Sudan, on the day we mark the second year of the horrific war in Sudan. I am here to express solidarity with the women of Sudan who are bearing the brunt of one of the world’s worst humanitarian emergencies, to listen to their concerns, and to reassure them that they are not alone."
15 April 2025
High Commissioner's remarks at the Sudan Conference, London
"UNHCR knows Sudan well – we have been present there for 60 years. In fact, I started my UN career inside Sudan. The relentless pursuit of war is gradually extinguishing a resilient and generous nation – one that has also hosted refugees for many decades. I have been in many meetings on Sudan, and we are now running out of time to avoid catastrophe.""
15 April 2025
Marking two years of Sudan war: A call for peace, protection and humanity - Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami
Today marks two years since conflict erupted in Sudan — a tragedy that continues to unfold before our eyes, leaving a trail of devastation and despair. In these two years, the lives of millions have been shattered. This is not just a crisis of numbers — it is a crisis of humanity.
15 April 2025
Open Letter to the International Community as the Sudan Conflict Enters Its Third Year - Two Years of Crisis: How the Sudan Conflict Has Disrupted Millions of Lives in Eastern Chad
Two years on, the ripple effects of Sudan’s crisis have been devastating for Chad, a country already on the frontlines of the climate crisis, battling recurrent floods and droughts. These conditions have only deepened food insecurity and malnutrition. Today, in Chad’s eastern provinces, access to water, land, and essential services is more strained than ever.
15 April 2025
Two years on, Sudan is a catastrophe the world cannot afford to ignore
Filippo Grandi: "After two years of unrelenting suffering, the world can no longer afford to ignore this emergency. We must make every effort to bring peace to Sudan. Humanitarian and development support must be stepped up. Continuing to look away will have catastrophic consequences."
11 April 2025
Two years of war in Sudan: a devastating combination of record displacement and dwindling aid
Two years since the start of the war in Sudan, the news remains exceedingly grim. The world's most damaging displacement crisis is now happening amid the worst humanitarian funding situation in decades.
11 April 2025
Sudan: Türk decries catastrophic cost of inaction as conflict approaches third year
Warring parties in Sudan are overseeing a wholesale assault on human rights amid global inaction, with deeply catastrophic consequences for civilians, said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today as the conflict approaches its third year.
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