Sudan, a country displaced

Sudan, one of Africa’s largest countries by area and population, is in turmoil. A year of conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has taken a huge toll on the country. Here, a refugee mother and her children look at the camera. Photo shared by @UNHCR_Arabic on X. Credit: Josselin Bremaud/UNHCR

More than eight million of Sudan’s 48 million people have fled their homes according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, news outlet Al Jazeera reported recently. Here, a child refugee looks at the camera in this photo shared by @UNHCR_Arabic on X. Credit: Tiksa Negeri/UNHCR

According to the United Nations, 25 million Sudanese are in need of aid, Al Jazeera added. A Sudanese refugee walks through a city of tents in this photo shared by @UNGeneva on X

“Humanitarian needs in Sudan are reaching new highs and will steeply escalate during an atypically early start of the lean season in March through September 2024. Crisis (IPC Phase 3) is expected to be widespread, while Emergency (IPC Phase 4) is anticipated to expand significantly across Greater Darfur, Greater Kordofan, Khartoum, Red Sea, Kassala, and parts of the southeast,” the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) established by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) warned last month. A Sudanese refugee receives rations donated by Finland in this photo shared by @UNHCRinSudan on X

“Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) is expected among households in parts of West Darfur, Khartoum, and among the displaced population more broadly, particularly in hard-to-reach areas of Greater Darfur,” it added. This photo shared by @Refugees on X shows Sudanese refugees in neighbouring Chad. Credit: Matthew Saltmarsh/UNHCR