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SUDAN EMERGENCY

4.7 million

More than 4.7 million people have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety (as of August 2023).

3.6 million

People have been internally displaced by the recent conflict in Sudan (as of August 2023)

1 million

Refugees lived in Sudan prior to the current conflict — the second-highest refugee population in Africa

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Right now, war and violence have forced more than 100 million people to flee their homes. Sign up to learn how you can help!

About the Crisis in Sudan

Sudan has been grappling with conflict and displacement since the start of the Darfur crisis in 2003. By August 2023, more than 4.7 million Sudanese people have been displaced within the country or are living in neighboring countries such as Chad, South Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia. Prior to the current conflict, Sudan was also hosting 1 million refugees from neighboring countries including South Sudan and Northern Ethiopia, with many fleeing conflict in Tigray.

The most recent conflict occurred on April 15th, 2023, with violent clashes erupting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in multiple cities across Sudan. More than 3.6 million people have been displaced within Sudan’s borders and another 950,000 are seeking safety in neighboring countries - notably to Chad, Egypt, South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Ethiopia. 

The fighting has created a humanitarian emergency both inside Sudan and in neighboring countries. All the neighboring countries impacted by this new emergency were already hosting large numbers of refugees and internally displaced people on insufficient and dwindling levels of humanitarian funding.

In addition to the conflict, Sudan’s extreme weather linked to climate change, including floods and droughts, has affected hundreds of thousands of people across the country, destroying crops and livestock and making it increasingly difficult for families to put food on the table.

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UNHCR mobilizes to help people fleeing Sudan conflict

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More Facts About the Conflict in Sudan

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  • In the first four weeks of the crisis, around 200,000 refugees and returnees fled the country while another 700,000 people were displaced inside Sudan. 
  • Chad is the largest host country for new arrivals from Sudan, surpassing Egypt and fast approaching the planning figure of 300,000 new arrivals by the end of 2023.
  • Most of those arriving in South Sudan are returning nationals who had been living in Sudan as refugees.

The Latest Stories On Sudan

Sudan Crisis

As more people flee conflict in Sudan, conditions at South Sudan border deteriorate

Refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan are arriving to remote parts of northern South Sudan where humanitarian organizations are struggling to provide emergency aid during the height of the rainy season.

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Sudan Health

Health conditions worsen as displacement from Sudan conflict exceeds 4 million

With more than 4 million people now forcibly displaced by the Sudan crisis, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply worried about deteriorating health conditions across the country.

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In the Central African Republic, Sudanese refugees start new lives alongside host communities

After fleeing Sudan’s conflict, refugees are finding shelter, support and safety in a new neighborhood in the northern city of Birao in the Central African Republic.

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Sudan 100 Days (1)

UNHCR urges end to Sudan conflict 100 days on, amid growing displacement

As the Sudan conflict enters its 100th day, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for an end to the fighting, amid serious concerns about the rapidly escalating numbers of displaced people fleeing in search of safety.

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