​Since the start of the conflict in Sudan in mid-April, large numbers of civilians have been forced to flee, including people who were already internally displaced and refugees from other countries who had sought safety in Sudan. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled into neighbouring countries or returned home in adverse circumstances – notably to the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan. Others self-relocated within Sudan.

Fighting in Sudan: What you need to know about the crisis

Each year, the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist analyses which countries are most likely to experience a deteriorating humanitarian crisis. This year, Sudan tops the list due to escalating conflict, mass displacement, an economic crisis and a near collapse of healthcare services.

How Sudan's conflict is impacting Darfur

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A Darfuri journalist documents the war with regular insights from the ground.

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The war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been especially hard on the country’s westernmost Darfur region, which had already experienced several periods of armed conflict over the past two decades. 

Sudan war: Civilians continue to bear brunt of complex crisis

The Abu Gouta Resistance Committees in northwest El Gezira reported an entire family was killed by indiscriminate aerial bombardments on Sunday. Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) faced accusations of civilian detentions in El Gezira, and clashes continue to intensify across Omdurman as the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) continue to make gains across the sister city.