THE LARGEST CRISIS
THE SMALLEST RESPONSE
Sudan has more displaced people than any country on earth, and receives a fraction of the attention and funding that fact deserves.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SUDAN
In April 2023, fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. What began as a conflict between two armies became a war fought through the civilian population.
Three years on, the numbers are these. 33.7 million people in Sudan — roughly two-thirds of the country — need humanitarian assistance in 2026. Of them, 17.3 million are children. 13.6 million people have been driven from their homes: 9.3 million displaced inside Sudan, and 4.3 million who have crossed into neighbouring countries. 21 million people face acute food insecurity. (UNICEF, mid-year 2026; UN News, January 2026)
The systems a society depends on have gone with them. More than one third of Sudan’s health facilities no longer function. There have been 201 verified attacks on healthcare since the conflict began, killing 1,858 people. (UN News, January 2026) Schools have closed. Markets have emptied. Water systems have failed.
Behind each figure is an ordinary decision made under impossible conditions: which child eats today, whether to leave, whether the road out is more dangerous than staying.
WHY SUDAN IS UNDERFUNDED
This is the part that receives the least coverage, and it is the reason your donation carries unusual weight here.
By the middle of 2026, UNICEF’s Sudan appeal had received $351 million against its requirement — a 64% funding gap. (UNICEF, mid-year 2026) Nearly two-thirds of the assessed need is simply not being met.
Three things drive that gap. Sudan competes for attention with emergencies better covered by international media. Access is dangerous and expensive, which deters institutional funders. And the crisis has lasted long enough to stop being news, while getting steadily worse.
Sustained private giving is what fills a gap like this. Not a surge after a headline — a standing commitment that does not depend on whether Sudan is in the news that month.
SUDAN IN 2026: THE FACTS
- 33.7 million people need humanitarian assistance — about two thirds of the population (UNICEF, 2026)
- 17.3 million children are among those in need (UNICEF, 2026)
- 13.6 million people displaced — 9.3 million internally, 4.3 million as refugees (UN News, 2026)
- 21 million people face acute food insecurity (UN News, 2026)
- 20 million people need health assistance (UN News, 2026)
- Over one third of health facilities are non-functional (UN News, 2026)
- 201 verified attacks on healthcare since April 2023 (UN News, 2026)
- 64% of UNICEF’s 2026 Sudan appeal remains unfunded at mid-year (UNICEF, 2026)
- The conflict began in April 2023 and passed 1,000 days in January 2026