What is happening in Sudan?

More than two years of war has plunged Sudan into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, leaving 24.8 million people reliant on humanitarian aid. More than 8.8 million people – two million of them children under five years old – have been forced to flee their homes and live in camps where conditions are abysmal, also making this the world’s largest displacement crisis.

It is estimated that 150,000 people have been killed, but the actual number is likely much higher as fatalities are believed to be under-reported and the number of people who die from hunger, disease and lack of basic services rise daily.

Communities are reporting horrific violence such as the mass rape of women, and civilians being enslaved or buried alive.

This brutal conflict has destroyed critical infrastructure and livelihoods, with 47% of the working age population now unemployed, as the economy collapses. Meanwhile, more than 7 million children have had their education disrupted.

Diseases like malaria, measles and cholera more recently are rife. Around three-quarters of hospitals in conflict-affected areas are no longer operational, leaving most people without access to healthcare.