April 15 marked two years since war began in Sudan, plunging the country into one of the world’s most devastating and overlooked humanitarian crises. What began on April 15, 2023, as clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has spiraled into an unabating war that has created the largest displacement crisis in the world.
Once-bustling cities and communities now lie in ruins. Civilians have been killed in their homes, attacked in hospitals, starved, and subjected to sexual violence—used as a weapon of war. Over 11 million people are now displaced in Sudan, and 3.5 million more have fled across borders. More than half of those displaced are children—making Sudan the largest child displacement crisis in the world.
“The war in Sudan is not just a catastrophe for its people—it is a global failure of action, accountability, and humanity,” said USCRI President and CEO Eskinder Negash. “The international community’s response has been shamefully inadequate, and political interests have derailed peace efforts.”
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