SUDAN

Three years of civil war have pushed the crisis in Sudan to a scale the country has never seen. More than 33.7 million people now need humanitarian aid—the highest number of any country in the world—including 8.1 million women of reproductive age and 805,000 pregnant women.  

The conflict has been marked by violence against women and girls, kidnappings, and child marriage. Displaced women and girls often walk for weeks in search of safety, only to arrive at overcrowded camps that offer little to no protection.  

For many in the hardest-hit regions like Darfur, Kordofan, and Blue Nile, the nearest place to deliver a baby safely can be hours away. More than half of households in Sudan live in temporary or unsafe shelters—and with heavy rainfall cutting off roads and flooding homes during the rainy seasons, conditions are only expected to grow more dangerous. 

The health system has been battered by fighting, deadly attacks on hospitals, mass displacement, and shortages of supplies, staff, and funding. Only about one in five of Sudan’s emergency maternity facilities is fully working. Women outside some towns reach care too late to save the mother, the baby, or both.  

Through all of this, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, has stayed. In some places, like Golo in Central Darfur, UNFPA is the only UN agency still on the ground. Between January and July 2026, generosity from supporters reached 421,574 people with reproductive healthcare and 601,000 people with services to prevent and respond to violence against women. 

However, the need is still far ahead of the response. Without more support, mobile teams and safe spaces will close faster than they can open. Your gift today can reach women and girls in Sudan and those surviving crises around the world, with the care they cannot reach any other way. Click the button below to make an emergency donation today.  

Updated September 18, 2026