Sudan: Children's Emergency appeal

The conflict is driving a hunger crisis of devastating proportions. Families across Sudan are struggling to access enough food to feed their children. 

The ongoing violence has disrupted food production as families fleeing for safety have had to abandon farmland and livestock. Food prices are soaring and the little food that is available is too expensive for families that need it the most. Children are already dying of starvation. 

Violence is also forcing people to flee their homes. When children are uprooted from their homes, they face a harsh reality. Many end up living in camps or temporary shelters that are overcrowded and lack basics like food, water, sanitation and health services. This leads to hunger and disease spreading.

Girls have been bearing the brunt of this devastating crisis. Reports of gender-based violence have surged since the conflict started and there have been harrowing reports of violence against girls and women. 

When hunger strikes, girls often eat last and least. And when families struggle to feed their children, the risk of early and forced marriage increases. 

Girls also face a growing risk of removal from education. Once forced out of school, girls are more likely to experience sexual violence and exploitation and less likely to ever return to the classroom again. 

UK leadership can help save lives and galvanise the international community to do far more. The UK Government must act now and stand up for the people of Sudan. In particular, we are encouraging the UK Government to:

• Redouble its efforts to secure a ceasefire that ends the violence. Provide life-saving aid by at least maintaining last year’s levels of UK funding. 
• Dramatically scale up UK aid to local and national groups and first-responders, given the vital role Sudanese groups are playing in saving lives.   
• Increase its aid levels for girls and women affected by the Sudan crisis given the heightened impacts they face and that their needs are so often overlooked.