Sudan

Civil war has pushed the humanitarian crisis in Sudan to unprecedented levels. Millions of people have been driven from their homes, and an estimated 726,500 pregnant women are in need of emergency assistance. The country is experiencing its worst levels of food insecurity ever recorded, with 24.6 million people facing acute hunger and 2 million people either in or at risk of famine. 

The conflict has stripped women and girls of the very basics they need to survive – medical support, protection, food and shelter. Up to 80 per cent of health facilities are either closed or barely functioning in conflict-affected areas of the country, including Al Jazirah State, the Darfur and Kordofan regions and the city of Khartoum. This means that even if displaced families manage to return to their homes, they have no health services to support them.

Women and girls are trapped in a nightmare of violence, hunger, disease and displacement. Harrowing levels of rape, kidnappings and forced and child marriage continue to be reported as survivors struggle to access safe spaces, health support and justice. 

UNFPA is working with partners to provide life-saving reproductive health and protection services in areas with high numbers of internally displaced people. This includes deploying mobile teams and delivering medical supplies to build capacity for maternal health services, including emergency obstetric care and the clinical management of rape, as well as for supporting safe spaces for women and girls.

Updated 30 September 2025