Sudan

Since violence erupted between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary force in April 2023, mass forced displacement and acute food insecurity have been created amidst attacks on hospitals and other vital civilian infrastructure.

Hospital hit by shelling in El Fasher
04 January 2025: In El Fasher city, North Darfur state, the MSF-supported Saudi Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital was hit by RSF shelling, killing two people and injuring two health workers. This is the 14th time the facility has been attacked since the conflict began. Amid the bombardments surrounding the hospital, an image made the rounds on […] more
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2023 Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) Factsheet

Based on Insecurity Insight data, the SHCC 257 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Sudan in 2023, compared to 54 in 2022. In these incidents, 56 health workers were killed; vital medicines were looted; and health facilities were damaged, destroyed, and occupied. From the start of intense fighting erupting in April between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces, hospitals and health workers were attacked. Health facilities in Khartoum were frequently subjected to round-launched mortar shelling, missiles, and bombing while in Darfur, many hospitals were attacked and often set afire. Available in Arabic and English.

This is not the first time that health care in Sudan has been attacked. Insecurity Insight data revealed in the Sudan country chapter of the 2022 annual Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition report that there were at least 53 incidents of violence or obstruction of health care in the country that year. 

The data is available to download and can be explored visually using our interactive Attacked and Threatened: Health Care at Risk map.

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Conflict and Hunger

Following the outbreak of violence in mid-April 2023, food production factories and markets have been destroyed, humanitarian food aid workers have been killed and looting of food has occurred on a large scale. In July 2024, famine conditions were declared in the country.

Insecurity Insight monitors conflict events contributing to food insecurity in Sudan as part of its conflict and hunger project. Our latest report examines food-related violence in Sudan between 15 April 2023 and 30 November 2024. It also analyses obstruction of humanitarian aid provision and access in the country. The report can be viewed here. Data covering the same period is accessible for download here.

Sexual Violence

Insecurity Insight documents reported incidents of sexual violence in Sudan. Although many incidents go unreported, our data – available for download here – provides insights into their traumatic consequences.

Insecurity Insight’s latest report on this topic analyses 18 cases of sexual violence against 39 women and girls in the Darfur region in the period from January to October 2020. It demonstrates that women and girls were frequently at risk of being targeted with sexual violence whilst pursuing daily activities but that the perpetrators were rarely held accountable. Documentation is key to overcoming this.