Sudan

30.4 million people require humanitarian aid

9.58 million internally displaced persons in the country

21.2 million people facing acute malnutrition

790,000 people helped

Since April 15, 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in an armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

What began in Khartoum rapidly expanded to Darfur, reached Al Jazeera State in December 2023, and spread to the Kordofan in 2024.

The fall of El Fasher in North Darfur to the RSF in October 2025 was followed by alarming reports of widespread violence, including kidnappings, rapes and executions, demonstrating the brutality of the conflict and its devastating consequences for the civilian population.

The violence has turned Sudan into the world’s largest displacement crisis. It is estimated that 9.58 million people have been displaced within Sudan, while a further 4.3 million have fled to neighbouring countries such as Chad and South Sudan. Of these, around 107,300 were displaced following the fall of El Fasher, while a further 64,890 fled violence in the Kordofan regions.

The conflict has severely disrupted access to essential services, depriving millions of people of healthcare, education, safe shelter, and sufficient food. Today, 30 million Sudanese men and women are in need of humanitarian aid.

Insufficient access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, as well as healthcare, has left the population even more vulnerable to highly transmissible diseases and outbreaks, including dengue and cholera. In 2025, Sudan reported more than 72,400 cases of cholera, resulting in over 2,000 deaths. The worst affected states were Khartoum, North Kordofan, and North Darfur, with over 7,000 cases reported in the Tawila locality between June and October.

51.7 million inhabitants
176th out of 193 countries on the Human Development Index

Mission
opened in 2004 (Darfour), 2020
Team 43 international staff
180 national staff
Budget 20M€

After the outbreak of the conflict in April 2023 and the forced evacuation of NGO, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL was the first international NGO to return to Darfur in June 2023.

SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is particularly active in remote areas such as Golo (Central Darfur), in the heart of the Jebel Mara mountains, which is currently home to over 45,000 displaced persons. SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is also active in Tawila, the world’s largest displaced persons camp, home to 700,000 people in the middle of the desert.

SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL has leveraged its expertise in emergency responses to implement life-saving distributions of cash, shelter, and hygiene kits. The NGO is also working to repair water systems damaged by the conflict, build latrines, and manage solid waste, to reduce the risks of epidemic diseases such as cholera. During the cholera outbreak that struck Tawila between June and October 2025, the NGO played a leading role in the fight against the disease.

Lastly, in partnership with international and Sudanese NGOs, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is coordinating a two-phase emergency response mechanism (ERM) that has benefited more than 200,000 people since June 2025. This flexible, multisectoral programme fills critical gaps left by conventional projects. Once activated, the ERM provides assistance within three to eleven days. The NGO then carries out need-based distributions. Once these immediate needs have been met, the second phase focuses on ensuring long-term access to water, hygiene, and sanitation, as well as providing health, nutrition and protection in the affected areas.

Partners

Institutional and private financial partners CDCS, SHF, DOS (BHA), ECHO, UNICEF, SDC, Fondation Marie de la Providence, IOM

Operational partners PUI, Mercy Corps, TGH, DCD, ACF, Concern Worldwide, GOAL, Save The Children, BVSO, ADD, SZWO, TDO