Sudan Faces Largest Humanitarian Crisis as Hunger and Conflict Devastate Millions
With 24 million lives at risk, the international community is criticized for neglecting a crisis surpassing Ukraine, Gaza, and Somalia combined.
- Since April 2023, a violent conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF paramilitary group has displaced over 11 million people and killed tens of thousands.
- The United Nations reports nearly 26 million Sudanese face acute hunger, with 1.5 million on the brink of famine and 730,000 children severely malnourished.
- Hunger is being used as a weapon of war, with both sides obstructing humanitarian aid and targeting relief workers, compounding the crisis.
- Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, warns of a potential collapse of Sudanese society, describing widespread destruction and burned neighborhoods.
- Experts caution that without immediate international intervention, the crisis could trigger a new wave of migration to Europe, reminiscent of 2015.