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A year of conflict has left Sudan’s immunisation safety net frayed. Gavi and Save the Children are helping vaccinators patch it back up.

Save the Children says children in South Sudan who have been displaced are at risk of cholera

Refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan face hunger and disease in South Sudan as aid funding dries up, food rations are squeezed, and food costs soar.

Reaching every last girl in Sudan

Fears grow as locusts swarm towards South Sudan

bout 1,000 people a day are fleeing into South Sudan from Sudan after nearly one year of war, arriving in scorching heat and with children in dire nee

War in Ukraine threatens to increase hunger in Sudan

Keeping mothers safe during coronavirus in South Sudan

Save the Children is committed to protecting children in Sudan press release

South Sudan: brutal killing of Save the Children contractor

Aid Worker Account from Omer Sharfy in Sudan to mark one month since the fighting erupted.

Sudan is one of the world’s largest humanitarian emergencies and one of the gravest crises for children’s rights. Every day the fighting continues, another generation of children remains shut out of school. Yet amidst all this, there are stories of children who refuse to let go of hope. Vishna Shah, Director for Child Rights Advocacy and Campaign at Save the Children International, met some of these children during her recent visit to Sudan.

Deaths of two children signals looming hunger crisis over Sudan

Dimmed hope for flood affected children in South Sudan

FLOODING, CONFLICT, AND HUNGER CRUSHING THE LIVES OF SOUTH SUDAN’S CHILDREN

Number of children displaced across Sudan likely highest in the world

Sudan crisis: Children forced to work, skip meals as situation worsens

Children must be protected in Sudan amidst surge in violence

Children fleeing the violence in Sudan are arriving in South Sudan and Egypt showing signs of acute distress and shock with some withdrawn

Save the Children office looted in Sudan as country endures third day of fighting

Save the Children welcomes decline in violations against children in South Sudan

Power outages across Sudan have destroyed cold chain storage facilities for lifesaving vaccines, as well as the national stock of insulin and several

Sudan: Violence cuts off access to health services for 14,000 children

Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza and Sudan are at risk of famine. But what does that mean exactly?

Sudan Country Director Arshad Malik crosses a submerged road in Gezira State (Credit: Ahmed Kodouda / Save the Children)

One in four people face severe hunger in Sudan as food crisis deepens

It is estimated that about 4,000 babies are born on average every day in Sudan, which has entered its 18th month of conflict.

As thousands cross border into Sudan, focus must be on safety of children

During one year of war in Sudan more than 10 million children have been in an active warzone

Almost 1 year on since the conflict broke out in Sudan, colleague Stephen provides an account on what fleeing the conflict to South Sudan was like.

"Children are famine’s first victims and are already facing avoidable and excruciating deaths due to malnutrition and disease," Mary Lupul, Save the Children's Sudan Humanitarian Director.

South Sudan: More than 200,000 children forced to flee their homes following flooding

Sudan: About 7,600 children fleeing homes daily in world’s largest child displacement crisis

The ongoing humanitarian crisis in South Sudan has left many individuals displaced, vulnerable, and inadequately supported

Nearly half of children in Sudan are set to go hungry says Save the Children

Agriculture accounts for up to 80% of food and income in Sudan, but the conflict, combined with climate pressures, has decimated farming and further declines in cereal production are forecasted ahead of planting starting this month.

Save the Children is providing healthcare support to children and families in Sudan thanks to the work of brave local healthcare workers.

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } Save the Children’s 2025 SHF-supported response delivered life‑saving aid across Sudan, reaching conflict‑affected and displaced communities with essential services. Through WASH, health, nutrition, protection, food security, and shelter support, families regained safety, dignity, and resilience. Flexible, community‑driven interventions restored critical services in hard‑to‑access areas, improving well‑being for children and caregivers nationwide.

SUDAN: 17,000 children per day to fall into crisis levels of hunger by September

Conflict in Sudan is driving hunger to record levels

Save the Children welcomes important landmark decision in Sudan to criminalise Feminine Genital Mutilation

In this firsthand blog, Vishna Shah-Little, Save the Children’s Director of Child Rights, Advocacy and Campaigning, shares her experiences travelling across Sudan, witnessing collapsing healthcare, mass displacement, and families’ urgent needs. Her reflections highlight the lifesaving importance of open clinics, supported health workers, and sustained funding to protect children’s health, dignity, and hope as the conflict continues.

The conflict in Sudan has seen a major increase in intensity in recent weeks, with violence hitting a seven-month high

Nearly 500 children die from hunger in Sudan as fighting halts life-saving treatment programmes

One in two people face starvation in South Sudan, as extreme hunger hits more states.

CHILDREN IN SOUTH SUDAN SAY HUNGER IS FORCING THEM INTO CHILD MARRIAGE AND CRIME

Thousands of children in eastern Sudan are at risk of cholera following a major outbreak caused by widespread flooding.

SUDAN: SAVE THE CHILDREN CALLS ON ALL PARTIES TO PRIORITISE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF CHILDREN

Dangerously high temperatures have forced schools across South Sudan to close for the second year in a row, putting learning out of reach for many children and pushing them further into risks like early marriage, child labour and recruitment into armed groups, Save the Children said.

South Sudan on the brink of famine as it braces for worst floods in 60 years

Children and families living in near-siege conditions in Kadugli in southern Sudan have run out emergency food supplies, with fighting blocking acces

Eight years after independence, highest number of people ever face critical food shortages in South Sudan

Save the Children has reunited Simon* with his brother Samuel* in South Sudan - the 7,000th reunification by the child rights organisation

SURGE IN CONFLICT IN SUDAN’S BLUE NILE REGION KILLS TWO CHILDREN AND INJURES 10

Violence, flooding, and displacement push one million children in South Sudan to the brink of starvation

South Sudan: Number of people in crisis levels of hunger increases by 50% in 10 years

Aid agencies including Save the Children, who work on education in Sudan, warn that the country is on the brink of the worst education crisis in the world

Teenage girls are being sexually assaulted and raped by armed combatants in Sudan in alarming numbers

19 million children in Sudan out of school as conflict rages on – UNICEF, Save the Children

New data released today by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), global acute malnutrition rates in the Um Baru and Kernoi localities have reached nearly 53% and 34% respectively, with concerns that nearby areas may also be experiencing similar catastrophic conditions, with the extent remaining unknown due to access constraints [1].

South Sudan: At least 75 people killed including three children as violence surges in Abyei

SUDAN: Violence must end after five children are reportedly shot in recent political unrest

Sudan: 250,000 children impacted by flooding as the Nile records highest water levels in over a century

Save the Children press release on fighting in Al Jazira state, Sudan

The number of children killed, injured or facing other grave violations in Sudan soared six-fold in 2023 to a record high

Armed groups occupying health facilities and looting supplies in Sudan are taking life-saving treatment from millions of child

Fears of polio spike among children in South Sudan as new cases put children’s lives at further risk

Save the Children aid workers travelling on a herd of donkeys have delivered the first emergency medical supplies, food, water and tarpaulins to a remote village in western Sudan that was cut off by a massive landslide this week

Save the Children condemns the killing of humanitarian workers and children during intercommunal violence in South Sudan

Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia and Mali top list of countries where education systems most at risk of collapse

Urgent, life-saving funding is needed to respond to the massive and worsening crisis in Sudan

Save the Children press release on Sudan and the worsening situation for children

Save the Children press release on Sudan raising one fifth of funds raised for Notre Dame cathedral

Save the Children press release on hunger and severe acute malnutrition in Sudan

Two brothers severely injured in an airstrike as they were playing football are the focus of an animated film released by Save the Children on the third anniversary of the conflict in Sudan.

Press release on babies born in Sudan with no healthcare in next three months from Save the Children

Death rates from major cholera outbreaks in Sudan and Nigeria have surged to up to three times the global average putting thousands of children at risk as cases continue to rise as conflict and flooding hamper access to treatment, said Save the Children.

A deadly mix of conflict, climate change and poverty have pushed 2.3 million children aged under 5 in South Sudan into life threatening acute malnutrition, with rates soaring just months after foreign governments announced the slashing of funds to the world’s poorest countries, Save the Children said.

Every minute on average, 8 people have been displaced from their homes in Sudan. This is 11,000 people every single day. Over 1,000 days, nearly 12 million people have been displaced – roughly equivalent to the entire population of Belgium – and one fifth of the population.

Sudan: Life-saving messages reach North Darfur and South Kordofan in effort to halt the spread of COVID-19

Drawing by Maram who is supported by Save the Children in a child-friendly space in Sudan

New analysis by Save the Children of Global Education Cluster figures showed that about 13 million of 17 million school-age children in Sudan are out of school in one of the world’s worst education crises.

Hundreds of Ethiopian separated child refugees arriving in Sudan at risk of exploitation and abuse, Save the Children warns

Between February 20 and 26, Sudan’s Ministry of Health [1], reported over 2243 cases of cholera - or an average of nearly 400 cases a day - in Kosti. At least 70 people are confirmed to have died from the illness during this period.