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title: "NRC in Sudan"
description: "After years of unrest and escalating violence, war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. Since then, the humanitarian crisis has reached devastating proportions. We are hard at work across Sudan, providing support to those caught up in the crisis."
url: "https://www.nrc.no/countries/africa/sudan"
language: "en"
published: "2025-03-19T15:00:08Z"
modified: "2025-05-07T07:55:25Z"
---

# NRC in Sudan

Sara fled Khartoum to a camp in White Nile State in 2023. Photo: Ahmed Omer/NRC

After years of unrest and escalating violence, war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. Since then, the humanitarian crisis has reached devastating proportions – with villages burned, infrastructure destroyed and millions of families fleeing for their lives.

Published 19. Mar 2025 Updated 07. May 2025

[Sudan](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=105)

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is hard at work across Sudan, providing support – including emergency assistance – to those caught up in the crisis.

## What’s happening in Sudan?

War has now driven more than 10 million Sudanese people from their homes – making this one of the largest and fastest-growing crises in the world. Displaced families are now scattered across the country, or have crossed into neighbouring countries like Chad.

As markets, basic services and the economy collapse, it’s reckoned that over half the population of Sudan are now experiencing crisis levels of hunger and need urgent humanitarian aid.

## Our response

We’re working with our partners in the following areas:

- **Water, sanitation and hygiene** – constructing and rebuilding water supply systems, providing inclusive sanitation facilities, promoting positive hygiene practices, and responding to disease outbreaks.
- **Shelter and settlements** – providing tents and temporary shelters, repairing damage, training people in basic carpentry skills, and helping to mitigate the impact of flooding.
- **Livelihoods and food security** – providing cash assistance, vocational training, support with small business projects, and access to backyard gardens, seeds and tools.
- **Education** – supporting formal and non-formal education programmes to ensure displaced children don’t miss out on their schooling.
- **Protection from violence** – coordinating protection services, helping people to stay safe and empowering them to protect themselves.
- **Information, counselling and legal assistance** – helping displaced families to access legal documentation, such as their national number, identity card, birth registration and marriage paperwork.

[Download the factsheet for NRC in Sudan](https://www.nrc.no/resources/fact-sheets/nrc-sudan--fact-sheet)

## Our operations

**NRC office established:** 2004–2009, re-registered 2020

**Areas of operation:** Gedaref, Khartoum, North Darfur, West Darfur, South Kordofan, White Nile

**Country Director:** Shashwat Saraf

**Contact:** [SD.info@nrc.no](mailto:SD.info@nrc.no)

## Our impact

In 2025, we assisted 1,386,877 people through our programmes in Sudan:

- 175,888

  Education
- 269,646

  Livelihoods and food security
- 96,949

  Shelter and settlements
- 151,376

  Protection from violence
- 48,631

  Information, counselling and legal assistance
- 468,338

  Water, sanitation and hygiene
- 272,993

  Multi-purpose cash assistance

***Note:** some people received more than one type of assistance.*

### News and stories

Press release

## [Sudan's harvest at risk as millions face worsening hunger in 2027](https://www.nrc.no/news/2026/sudans-harvest-at-risk-as-millions-face-worsening-hunger-in-2027)

05. Oct 2026 | Sudan

## [Sudanese refugees in Chad: "We left hell"](https://www.nrc.no/feature/2026/sudanese-refugees-in-chad-we-left-hell)

01. Oct 2026 | Feature

## [The girl who drew her way back](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/the-girl-who-drew-her-way-back)

29. Sep 2026 | Sudan

[More news and stories](https://www.nrc.no/search?searchCategories=123,125,172,335,105&searchMethod=1)

### Publications

## [Sudan Annual Report 2025](https://www.nrc.no/resources/annual-reports/sudan-annual-report-2025)

23. Apr 2026 | Sudan

## [What it takes to eat: Conflict and Sudan's fragile food system](https://www.nrc.no/resources/reports/what-it-takes-to-eat)

13. Apr 2026 | Sudan

## [Exhausted: Three years of displacement and the collapse of survival systems in Sudan and the region](https://www.nrc.no/resources/reports/exhausted-three-years-of-displacement-and-the-collapse-of-survival-systems-in-sudan-and-the-region)

09. Apr 2026 | Chad|Egypt|Libya|South Sudan|Sudan

[More publications](https://www.nrc.no/search?searchCategories=124,131,132,175,178,314,315,105&searchMethod=1)

**Region:** East Africa  
**Population:** 51.66 million  
**Total displaced:** 12.8 million  
**Refugees hosted:** 0.85 million