Sudan and Africa regional response to food crisis

The ICRC has been present in Sudan since 1978, helping people affected by the conflict in Darfur, Blue Nile, South Kordofan, and East Sudan and promoting International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Our work today, independently or in cooperation with the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS), includes supporting hospitals and health facilities with equipment and supplies, working with local water authorities on improving people’s access to clean water, and supporting the authorities who provide rehabilitation services for people with disabilities. We provide displaced people in conflict-affected areas with emergency assistance, distribute seeds and tools to farmers, and vaccinate pastoralists’ livestock against diseases. We are helping families separated by conflict or displacement keep in touch with their loved ones, and we have facilitated the release of detainees upon request of the parties and supported them with some basic assistance such as clothes and resources for their return to their area of origin.
How we’re helping people in Sudan in 60 seconds: https://vimeo.com/847540737/5ba4de4e83?share=copy
Also see this article with ICRC's pictures: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/12/15/photos-sudanese-women-run-o...

The ongoing fighting in Sudan is not only causing immediate human suffering and displacement, but also highlighting the overlapping challenges of conflict and hunger. Today, more than 80% of people in Africa experiencing food insecurity live in places affected by conflict. Insecurity disrupts agricultural activities, trade routes and supply chains and vulnerable people and communities urgently need help to access food and other essential resources.
By 2030, nearly 600 million people could be suffering chronic hunger globally – a staggering 119 million increase compared to a world without the pandemic or the war in Ukraine. This presents an immense global challenge in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goal to eradicate hunger, particularly in Africa.

We invite you to visit the following link for a more detailed view of our work and response to food crisis in Africa - Patrick Youssef: Sudan Residents face food and medicine shortages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr5seFNwIq8