Sudan War Drives Over 25 Million Into Humanitarian Crisis

The city of Al Fashir in North Darfur, Sudan, has been under siege for over 14 months by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), resulting in a severe humanitarian crisis marked by starvation and famine. The blockade has cut off food and fuel supplies to the 900,000 residents, forcing many to eat animal feed to survive and causing acute malnutrition, especially among children. Both the Sudanese army and the Darfur Joint Protection Force are engaged in intense fighting to prevent the RSF from capturing the city, while the army has reportedly restricted civilians from fleeing, effectively using them as human shields. Prices for basic goods have skyrocketed, and essential services have collapsed, prompting dangerous attempts by civilians to escape under perilous conditions. The famine in northern Darfur is the worst in over seven years, with nearly 755,000 people living in catastrophic conditions and an estimated 730,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. The broader conflict between Sudan’s army and RSF has displaced millions internally and across borders, creating one of the world’s most severe and underreported humanitarian crises.