The war in Sudan has raged for more than 1,000 days. The fighting continues to devastate the country, but its consequences rarely make international headlines. Yet millions of people remain victims of a humanitarian emergency that numbers alone cannot truly…
In October, EMERGENCY surgeon Dr Emily Farkas shared the work of the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery at the EACTS Annual Meeting in Copenhagen. Our hospital in Sudan provides free, high-quality cardiac care in a region where rheumatic heart disease…
With over 12 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), the war in Sudan has generated what the UN has called the world’s most devastating displacement crisis. Before April 2023, Sudan was already hosting more than a million refugees from several African countries. When…
Fighting has ceased in Khartoum, but violence continues in Darfur: updates from Sudan, after two years of war Two years have passed since 15 April 2023, when a war broke out in Sudan fought between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…
Nearly two years after the outbreak of conflict in Sudan, EMERGENCY continues its paediatric activities in the country amid an intensifying war and the population’s increasing needs. The hardest hit group is children: out of the almost 25 million people…
In all of EMERGENCY's facilities around the world, we invest in women’s professional development - even in contexts where asserting women’s rights can be a daily challenge. Thanks to academic teaching, in-depth practice sessions and continuous on-the-job training, healthcare and…
Since 1994, EMERGENCY has addressed the consequences of conflict and poverty, with the hope that we would one day no longer be needed. 30 years later, our work around the world remains as necessary as ever. In 2024, in Gaza,…
More than a year since the outbreak of war in Sudan, the country is facing one of the worst humanitarian tragedies ever recorded.
Conditions continue to deteriorate. Humanitarian activities face major obstacles. One year of war and neglect: Sudan today Among the obstacles are continuous electricity blackouts and interruptions to the internet and telecommunications networks; exponentially increased fuel prices; shortages of basic goods;…
