Sudan
Funding cuts amidst conflict leave Sudanese starving, women and children particularly affected
Conflict continues to ravage Sudan, driving over 25.6 million people, 54% of the population, into hunger. Of these, 3.7 million are children aged below the age of five, many of whom are acutely malnourished and suffering irreversible harm.
Read MoreNewsweek: Opinion piece by CARE’s Deepmala Mahla
CARE's Chief Humanitarian Officer Deepmala Mahla published an opinion piece on Newsweek where she discusses how armed conflict and violence fuel hunger and starvation. Everywhere I went, I encountered women and girls. Questions lingered in the air, unspoken but unmistakable: "Are we less than human? Is that why the world has turned away?"
Read MoreBBC America: CARE’s Abdirahman Ali discusses horrors of Sudan’s war on women and girls
Abdirahman Ali, CARE's Country Director in Sudan, spoke with BBC America about the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Sudan and how the population - especially women and girls – continues to endure unimaginable suffering.
Read MoreTwo years on: Sudan’s conflict continues to devastate women and girls amidst severe underfunding
Two years since the eruption of conflict in Sudan in April 2023, the nation faces an unprecedented humanitarian and protection crisis, with women and girls bearing the brunt of its impacts. The situation in Sudan is a historic catastrophe.
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Two years of war, starvation, and global failure: The world must act now for Sudan
Two years of war in Sudan have created a humanitarian catastrophe without parallel. Over 30 million people – nearly 65 percent of Sudan’s population – now need urgent assistance to survive. Attacks on civilians are relentless. Women and girls endure systemic sexual violence.
Read MoreAfter fleeing violence and famine in Darfur, women and children face severe trauma and hunger
Millions of Sudanese women who have fled the horrific violence that has engulfed much of the country remain haunted by vivid memories they cannot escape. The fear that shooting, bombardment, sexual violence, and starvation will follow them wherever they go is persistent and toxic.
Read MoreProlonged dry spells and widespread flooding push South Sudan’s hunger crisis to the brink
While extreme levels of hunger in Gaza and Sudan make headlines, an estimated 7.1 million people across South Sudan, 56% of the population, were projected to face severe acute food insecurity between April and July 2024
Read MoreWomen in rural Sudan severely impacted by conflict
"Women are the backbone of communities in rural Sudan, but they are being torn apart by this conflict,” said Abdirahman Ali, CARE Sudan Country Director. “They experience constant violence, displacement, and extreme poverty, and yet they persevere."
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