All change in Sudan
How crisis and famine is developing in Sudan, and what Plan is doing to support girls, young women and families.
Sudan Appeal
Two years of conflict in Sudan has resulted in a catastrophic crisis that is tearing children’s lives apart.
Children in Sudan are living through what’s been described as ‘the largest and the most devastating humanitarian crisis in the world’.
More children in Sudan have been forced from their homes than anywhere else in the world.
Families are arriving at gathering sites with only what they can carry. They urgently need shelter, protection, blankets, food, water, medical assistance, and psychosocial support.
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Image: 14-year-old Angam with two of her younger brothers. Photo credit: Plan International / Abdelazim Yousif.
Life-saving assistance needed for children, girls and young women
Plan International is profoundly concerned about the safety of girls, young women, and unaccompanied children, who are increasingly vulnerable to gender-based violence, exploitation, abuse and human trafficking.
The number of people at risk of gender-based violence (GBV) has tripled since the conflict began, now impacting over 12 million people. There is a colossal need for psychosocial support for survivors.
We are operating both in Sudan and in neighbouring countries, including Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia.
With your donation we can reach even more children and young people with food, water, emergency items, medical treatment, education, protection services and psychosocial support.
“Despite settling in Kassala, one of my biggest problems is education. The school system here is very different from what I was used to. In this new school, we sit on the floor and textbooks are scarce – each student has only one or two notebooks.
Mehad, 18 years old.
The teaching is incomplete and with only partial lessons, we are not getting the education we need to secure our future. We only have two or three classes a day, mostly Quran and English, while other subjects are barely taught.”
We must not forget the children of Sudan
The total number of people forced from their homes as a result of the conflict is 12.6 million people, with 8.6 million of these people internally displaced in Sudan (53% of which are children under the age of 18) and 3.7 million have fled to other countries.
Sudan is now among the top four countries in the world with the highest prevalence of global acute malnutrition and has the highest malnutrition rates in Eastern Africa.
Nearly two thirds of Sudan’s population — more than 30 million people — will require humanitarian assistance in 2025. Of these, 16 million are children.
Image: 12-year-old Lena from Sudan sits in a tent with her friends. Photo credit: Plan International / Peter Caton
“Life here is harsh. We sleep on the ground. And we don’t study. We don’t know what the future will be like.
Angam, 14, Sudan
“I hope that the situation in the country stabilises that we return to our homes and schools and that peace prevails in the country.”
Hunger is escalating
Hunger is escalating during the harvest season, indicating disrupted food access due to ongoing conflict and limited supply. The prices of basic commodities such as fuel, food staples, and water has gone up by 60 percent or more in some parts of Sudan as a result of the conflict.
Without immediate, unhindered humanitarian access, famine risks worsening in 2025, especially for women and children.
Humanitarian access is a challenge – insecurity, poor connectivity and access has limited the ability to reach communities and supply humanitarian assistance. It is also often complicated to secure permits to enter and work in Sudan making the response additionally complex.
Despite this, Plan International Sudan is working tirelessly to reach children and their families.
Image: 14-year-old Hiteta on truck that will transport her and her family to the Renk transit centre. Photo credit: Plan International / Peter Caton
“In Sudan we have one of the words worst humanitarian crises with over 11 million people displaced. Many of these people have lost their families, their livelihood and their homes. Many have also had to move more than once due to the fluid nature of this war.
Angela Murithi, Sub Regional Director, East and Southern Africa
The impact of this war has been exacerbated of famine – we have 638,000 in the Western part of Sudan facing famine, who are categorised in IPC 5 – which is catastrophic famine.
Women and girls have been subjected to some of the worst forms of gender-based violence – including sexual violence and rape with impunity.”
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