SUDAN IS NOT A DISTANT CRISIS

Organized by Intersos

Valerie Guarnieri, Assistant Executive director, Programme Operations, WFP; Michele Morana, Head of the AICS office in Addis Ababa, responsible for Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Djibouti; Irene Panozzo, political analyst and consultant; Marco Rusconi, Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. Moderated by Alda Cappelletti, Senior Humanitarian Advisor at INTERSOS

It has been two years since Sudan plunged into a devastating civil war on April 15, 2023, triggering the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Twelve million people have fled their homes, and more than half of the population faces alarming levels of food insecurity, with entire regions on the brink of famine. Infrastructure is destroyed, hospitals are non-functional, and the population’s sanitary and health conditions are dire. INTERSOS is operating in both the eastern part of the country and in Darfur to support a population on the edge of collapse. The consequences of the Sudanese crisis—and of other protracted and forgotten conflicts—extend beyond national borders. Their effects are felt regionally and globally, contributing to political instability, irregular migration flows, strain on humanitarian systems, and indirect impacts on geopolitical dynamics. Understanding these interconnections is crucial for developing more effective responses, based on integrated analysis and a long-term vision that moves beyond an emergency-based and sectoral approach.