Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on two years of conflict in Sudan

15 April 2025

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After two years of war, has Sudan failed its female revolutionaries?

Khartoum has seen some of the heaviest fighting in Sudan over recent weeks, as the country’s two-year war shows few signs of relenting © UNFPA Sudan
  • 16 April 2025
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14 April 2025

Refugee women fleeing war in Sudan need life-saving care in Chad

Published on: 26/02/2025

Over one million refugees have fled to Chad to escape the war in Sudan.

The majority are women and children who have survived horrific violence.

“We have lost everything. Our homes, families and security,” says Souat, a Sudanese refugee living in Farchana Refugee Camp in Chad.

Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is providing a lifeline for refugee women and girls in need.

A refugee entrepreneur rebuilds her life after fleeing war in Sudan

Published on: 26/02/2025

Meet Wasila, a refugee, entrepreneur and baker.

The violent civil war in Sudan forced her to flee her home.

With support from UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, she now runs her own baking business in the Central African Republic.

Stand with refugees and let her story of resilience inspire you.

17 February 2025

Women fleeing brutal civil war in Sudan seek refuge in Chad

Published on: 10/02/2025

Sudan’s brutal civil war destroyed Daralssalam’s life overnight.

She’s one of the more than 1 million refugees who have fled to Chad since the war broke out in Sudan in April 2023.

“We need the war to stop,” she says.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive rights agency—is supporting her and other displaced Sudanese women in need. 

 

News

Underfunded and overlooked: The neglected crises on UNFPA’s radar in 2025

UNFPA and partners provide health and protection services to people displaced by violence in Gedaref State, Sudan. © UNFPA Sudan
  • 16 January 2025
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Women deliver babies on the road and under fire as catastrophe grips Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State

As violence intensifies across southeast Sudan, hundreds of thousands of people have fled Aj Jazirah State for neighbouring Gedaref State, taking refuge in cramped, makeshift camps. Credit: © UNFPA Sudan
  • 12 December 2024
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“You don’t see young women in some camps”: Harrowing reports of sexual violence and healthcare attacks in Sudan’s Aj Jazirah State

A UNFPA mobile health team member provides health services for displaced women and children in Gedaref, in eastern Sudan. More than 135,000 people have been displaced from Aj Jazirah state since October 20, following a wave of armed violence. Credit: UNFPA Sudan
  • 19 November 2024
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