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Sudan has been facing a severe humanitarian crisis since April 2023. Today, more than 33 million people, including over 17 million children, need urgent help. The conflict has spread across almost the entire country, destroying homes and infrastructure, disrupting markets, and causing the collapse of basic services. It has forced about 9.5 million people from their homes. Many families now face daily danger from violence, while access to food, health care, and other essentials is extremely limited, making Sudan one of the world’s most serious emergencies.
Hunger is worsening quickly, with famine already confirmed in several areas, and new warnings showing that famine conditions are spreading along displacement routes toward Chad. Current estimates show that nearly half of Sudan’s population is experiencing severe food shortages, and the real numbers are likely even higher because many areas cannot be reached to assess conditions. Despite this growing crisis, the Countries 2026 Humanitarian Response Plan is almost entirely unfunded, leaving millions of people without the life‑saving support they urgently need.
Type of response:
The Joint Response
This Joint Response supports people in the areas of Sudan that face the highest levels of hunger, including parts of North Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile. The focus is on providing food, nutrition services and cash support, while also improving access to water, hygiene and basic health care. Local community groups (Mutual Aid Groups amongst which Emergency Response Rooms) play a central role in reaching people in places that are difficult to access. The aim is to reduce famine conditions, protect families from hunger and disease, and make sure the most vulnerable people receive urgent, life‑saving assistance.
The activities carried out under this Joint Response are the following:
The JR is planning to reach more than 88.000 people during this response.
THE DUTCH RELIEF ALLIANCE
Save the Children
Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië 131-k
2593 BM Den Haag
The Netherlands
Chair organisation: ZOA
E: office@dutchrelief.org