Desert landscape in Sudan. Photo by Andromachos Dimitrokallis / Pixabay.

Republic of Sudan

Why are we in the Republic of Sudan? Faced with decades of humanitarian challenges, Sudan reached a heightened level of political and social instability in 2019, when the 30-year regime of President Omar al-Bashir ended. In 2023, the alliance between co-governing military factions collapsed into violence following a power struggle. The ongoing violence has fuelled a humanitarian crisis of tragic proportions, with a staggering 26 million people, or more than half of the population, in need of humanitarian assistance.

Sudan is facing the world's biggest humanitarian crisis

Following mass protests in 2019, President al-Bashir was ousted from office and replaced by a transitional government tasked with leading the country towards democratic rule. However, the transition suffered a setback with a 2021 coup led by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Their alliance collapsed on 15 April 2023 over a power struggle, setting off violence in the capital city of Khartoum. That violence spread across the country, reaching states where Concern operates including West Kordofan, South Kordofan, and West Darfur.

The Famine Review Committee confirmed that the conflict has pushed communities into famine conditions with people likely enduring similarly horrific conditions in more than a dozen other States. The situation is especially critical for people trapped in conflict-affected areas, particularly in Darfur, Kordofan and Khartoum.

We are hoping for peace, but peace has refused to come to us.

Abakar Ismail Feel - Living in camp in El Geneina, West Darfur

Latest achievements

Emergency response and cash assistance

A cross-border operation was established between Chad and Sudan to support activities in West Darfur. Cash assistance has provided immediate relief to those impacted by the conflict giving people the autonomy to buy food and medicine.

Healthcare

Nutrition

Concern staff member assisting Sudanese refugees at Chad border

Concern is distributing NFI, water and hygiene kits to refugees who have arrived from Addémour. Photo: Audrey Hernandez/Concern Worldwide

Nasren Adam Nasar received cash assistance. Her husband died in 2016. She lives with her mother who works to prepare and sell local food at the market. Photo: Concern Worldwide

Group gathers in health centre in West Darfur

Al Ryad health facility in West Darfur. Photo: Nicola Brennan/Concern Worldwide

Dahabeeja Hamad holding her son at Concern camp

Dahabeeja Hamad has one child Akhdar Ahamed (10 months old). They are from Nyala, South Darfur. Photo: Concern Worldwid

Concern vehicles driving across rainy route

A team consisting of members from Concern, the Darfur Community Development (DCD), and the Solidarity International (SI) set out from Geneina town to Selia in the Jabel Moon locality. The journey was anticipated to be straightforward; however, recent rainfall posed significant challenges along the route. Photo: Concern Worldwide

Crowd of Sudanese refugees sitting on the ground

Sudanese refugees in Kiir Adem. Photo: Joshua Baru/Concern Worldwide

Zuhal Abass Abdulmuntalib with four of her children

Zuhal Abass Abdulmuntalib (38) received cash assistance. Zuhal is a mother to seven children, aged from 2 to 18 years old. Photo: Concern Worldwide

Concern ERM Induction participants: Fatima Ahmed Mohammed Daoud, Algoni Altumo Abdallah, Omran Elamin Daood Mohamed and Rimaz Maccido Ibrahim. Photo: Concern Worldwid

How we're helping the Republic of Sudan

We are working hard to combat suffering and build resilience in the Republic of Sudan. We are doing this by establishing programmes which will strengthen household capacity, provide health and nutrition support, and humanitarian assistance in emergencies.