Aerial view captures the fighting and violence that erupted in Khartoum, Sudan.
War and Conflict

Conflict in Sudan

30 Months of Ruin

It has been 30 months since war erupted between Sudan's Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. MSF teams have witnessed horrific violence atop pre-existing humanitarian crises.
12M Internally Displaced
1 in 5 Of Sudan's Population
4M+ Fled Across Borders
7.7M Displaced Since 2023
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An Unprecedented Crisis
While this is not Sudan's first internal conflict, it is the first to engulf the capital, Khartoum. Sudan now represents the world's largest and fastest-growing internal displacement crisis.
Nearly 12 million people
— one in every five Sudanese — are internally displaced, according to the International Organization for Migration. Of these, 7.7 million were forced from their homes after fighting began in April 2023.
Over 4 million people
have crossed into neighboring countries. MSF is providing assistance to refugees and returnees in both South Sudan and Chad.
Half from Darfur
Half of the internally displaced are from Darfur — a region still scarred by the early 2000s war and now a key flashpoint once again.
One third from Khartoum
One third come from Khartoum, a city of roughly 8 million before the conflict, which has lost approximately half its population.
 
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Source: International Organization for Migration (IOM) · Médecins Sans Frontières · Updated October 2025

Sudan's Shattered System

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The health system in Sudan was already fragile before this conflict. Now things are even worse. Due to the current war, the attacks on health facilities, and the widespread violence in the country, there is a huge need for many healthcare services across the country. Many health facilities are no longer functioning, and it can be too dangerous or difficult for patients to reach health facilities due to active fighting and a lack of transportation.

The Invisible Crisis

Sexual violence survivors treated 3,396

Between January 2024 and November 2025, over 3,396 survivors of sexual violence sought care at MSF-supported health facilities across North and South Darfur, 97% of whom were women and girls.

95% Assaulted by armed individual
20% Survivors under age 18
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The scale and deliberate nature of these attacks are staggering. The majority of perpetrators were armed: over 95% of survivors in North Darfur reported being assaulted by an armed individual. A significant proportion of survivors were children, with 20% of survivors in South Darfur being under the age of 18.
Source: MSF health facilities, North and South Darfur, Jan 2024 – Nov 2025

MSF on the Frontlines

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1,254 Sudanese staff
182 International staff
In Sudan, MSF is present in eleven out of the 18 states in the country. Our 1,254 Sudanese staff and 182 international staff currently work in and/or support 14 hospitals and seven basic healthcare facilities or clinics. We also provide healthcare in mobile clinics in two camps.
Source: International Organization for Migration (IOM) · Médecins Sans Frontières · Updated October 2025

MSF response in the region

Over 4,000,000 million people from Sudan have been displaced into neighboring countries - Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia and the Central African Republic.

South Sudan

Since the beginning of the war in Sudan in April 2023, more than 1,200,000 people have crossed into South Sudan to seek refuge. The sudden influx of refugees has stretched an already overwhelmed system.  MSF is responding to the refugee crisis in Renk, Bulukat and Wedweil refugee camp in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state. 

 

Chad 

Since the war broke out in mid-April, about 800,000 displaced refugees and returnees have crossed the border to Chad. Refugees and returnees from Sudan are now living in multiple camps in Chad and face difficulties to secure even the most basic needs. MSF teams are responding to this crisis through their work in five different locations in eastern Chad: Adré, Ourang, Metche, Alacha, Deguessa and Goz-Aschiye, Kimiti province.

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