October 31, 2025
Violence has drastically escalated in El Fasher, North Darfur in recent days. Hundreds of thousands of civilians and local responders who remain trapped in the city face heightened protection risks and increasingly limited access to lifesaving assistance. Those who attempt to flee to neighboring areas such as Tawila face perilous journeys: civilians have reportedly been detained and attacked while attempting to flee and along routes to safe locations. Many displaced persons arriving in Tawila are dehydrated, malnourished, injured, and traumatized. The likelihood of sexual violence against women and girls remain extremely high.
Action Against Hunger is finalizing preparations to deploy two mobile health and nutrition clinics in Tawila. Action Against Hunger teams are also preparing to launch activities to address the acute gender-based violence (GBV) risks faced by displaced populations, including prevention, care referral, and community engagement and awareness-raising through community-based protection networks (CBPNs).
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Sudan is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 30.4 million people in need of assistance. Conflict, famine, and cholera pose deadly threats, while 65% of families do not have access to adequate healthcare. Our teams are rapidly responding despite funding shortfalls and immense security risks.
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Action Against Hunger works in White Nile, Blue Nile, South Kordofan, and Central Darfur, all regions facing severe hunger crises. As a leading nutrition expert in Sudan, we respond to emergencies, prevent and treat malnutrition, measure and analyze the severity of hunger in the country, and work alongside partners to improve food security.
Children Under 5 and Pregnant & Breastfeeding Women Are Acutely Malnourished
Displaced People in Sudan
More People Need Urgent Assistance in 2023 Compared to 2022
Humanitarian needs in Sudan are at an all-time high, with 15.8 million people in need. The crisis is driven by conflict, a political and economic instability, internal displacement, climate disasters, and localized violence in the country.
Prolonged dry spells, erratic rains and subsequent crop failures have driven hunger and malnutrition rates up. Sudan’s health system has long been under extreme stress. Gender-based violence continues to be a life-threatening issue exacerbated by conflict, forced displacement, and recurring disasters such as floods.
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