Sudan is currently facing one of the world’s largest and most complex humanitarian crises, with the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) estimating that 33.7 million people, over two-thirds of the population, require humanitarian assistance (Relief Web).
This crisis is driven by the prolonged conflict that escalated in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), compounding longstanding structural vulnerabilities, including weak governance, economic fragility, and regional inequalities. The conflict has caused widespread displacement, disrupted markets and supply chains, and led to the near collapse of essential services across large parts of the country (WHO). Women, children, internally displaced persons (IDPs), older persons, and persons with disabilities are disproportionately affected, facing heightened barriers to accessing services and increased exposure to violence, exploitation, and neglect.
As a follow-up to the appeal SDN241, ACT Alliance members in Sudan, Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), DKH, and DCA, are planning to respond to the crisis. The ACT Alliance response will deliver an integrated, lifesaving, and protection-sensitive humanitarian intervention targeting conflict-affected IDPs, returnees, refugees, and vulnerable host communities across Khartoum, Gedaref, North and South Kordofan, and Darfur. The strategy addresses the interconnected impacts of conflict, displacement, service collapse, food insecurity, disease outbreaks, and protection risks, while strengthening community resilience and locally led response systems in a constrained and access-limited operational environment, aligned with the Sudan Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP 2026).
SDN 261 Response to Sudan Crisis_Integrated Food, WASH, Protection, GBV, and Livelihoods (Final)
