January 15 marked 1,000 days since the onset of Sudan’s current conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a power struggle within the military government that has precipitated a massive humanitarian crisis.
According to Council on Foreign Relations, more than 11 million people have been displaced, giving rise to the worst displacement and hunger crisis in the world. Death toll estimates vary widely, with the former U.S. envoy for Sudan suggesting that as many as 400,000 have been killed since the conflict began on April 15, 2023.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) shared that it is struggling to keep life-saving emergency operations running and that it urgently requires $700 million to continue its operations in Sudan from January to June.
“WFP has been forced to reduce rations to the absolute minimum for survival,” said Ross Smith, WFP director of emergency preparedness and response. “By the end of March, we will have depleted our food stocks in Sudan. Without immediate additional funding, millions of people will be left without vital food assistance within weeks.”
The International Rescue Committee (IRC), a global humanitarian aid organization founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association at the request of Albert Einstein, has ramped up support to Sudan and is matching gifts up to $1,500,000 with the help of generous donors until 11:59 p.m. on March 2, 2026. Gifts received after the match amount has been met will not be matched but will be used where needed most.
Other aid organization working in Sudan include the International Rescue Committee, Doctors Without Borders, Save teh Children, World Vision, Mercy Corps, UNICEF, the Sudanese Red Crescent Society, Mutual Aid. Sudan Coalition and The Sudanese American Physicians’ Association.