Sudan is now the country with the largest number of displaced people and the largest child displacement crisis in the world.

Following the release of the IRC’s Emergency Watchlist 2024 in December last year, a list of 20 countries most at risk of humanitarian deterioration where Sudan was ranked number 1, the IRC has produced a mid-year Sudan Crisis Alert Report to show the trajectory of the world’s worst displacement crisis, as an update to the Watchlist report. Read our report here.

April 2024 marks one year since fighting broke out between rival factions of Sudan’s security force, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), engulfing Sudan in conflict. Read our report here.

Find out more about the war in Sudan and its impact on neighbouring Chad.

Even before the recent clashes, Sudan was facing extreme weather shocks, social and political unrest and rising food prices.

Five reasons why South Sudan ranks third on the International Rescue Committee’s 2024 Emergency Watchlist.

Four reasons why the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist ranks South Sudan among the top 10 countries most at risk of experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2023.

In Sudan, Tigrayans are banding together to support their community through conflict and displacement.