Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling urgently on organisations and governments to scale up their response to the vast humanitarian needs caused by war in Sudan and on the warring parties to honour commitments to stop violence against humanitarian workers, stop blocking vital supplies and facilitate access to people in need.
In one of the world's worst crises in decades, Sudan is facing a colossal, man-made catastrophe one year into the ongoing war between the government-led Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). More than 8 million people have already been forced to flee their homes, and 25 million—half of the country’s population—are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance, yet the world is looking away as the warring parties intentionally block humanitarian access and the delivery of aid. The United Nations and member states must redouble their efforts to negotiate safe and unhindered access and scale up the humanitarian response to prevent this already desperate situation from deteriorating any further.