The war in Sudan has raged for more than 1,000 days. The fighting continues to devastate the country, but its consequences rarely make international headlines. Yet millions of people remain victims of a humanitarian emergency that numbers alone cannot truly quantify. We received this testimony from Fadwa Ibrahim, an EMERGENCY paediatrician in Khartoum. Her plea:…

Sudan remains one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world Nearly 12 million people have been displaced, more than half of whom are children. Over 3.6 million children are acutely malnourished. After almost three years of war, Sudan continues to experience one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Darfur, where over 5.5 million…

Facing food insecurity, economic crisis, unemployment, poverty and the freezing of international aid, life is increasingly precarious for families across Afghanistan. This is especially true for those living in remote areas, like the Panjshir Valley. Every morning, children wake up knowing that they will have to help support their families by fetching water from the…

EMERGENCY is participating in SPARKLE (Supporting Productive jobs, Awareness and Resilience through Knowledge and Learning for Electrotechnicians) a training initiative focused on Sierra Leone and Uganda. SPARKLE fits into the context of the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system of the sub-Saharan area, particularly of Uganda and Sierra Leone, considering the current problems…

In conflict and post-conflict zones, landmines and other unexploded ordnance remain a threat to lives and livelihoods long after fighting has ceased. In Afghanistan, we continue to treat victims of landmines in our surgical hospitals, providing high-quality medical and surgical care. In Iraq, our services include prosthetics and physiotherapy sessions that help people regain their…

With over 12 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), the war in Sudan has generated what the UN has called the world’s most devastating displacement crisis. Before April 2023, Sudan was already hosting more than a million refugees from several African countries. When conflict broke between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces…

Four years since August 2021, peace in Afghanistan has meant a formal conclusion to war, but not to its consequences. Four years have passed since the international community withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021. In this time, the country has witnessed: The deepening of a profound economic crisis The population’s continued impoverishment amidst widespread unemployment…

In a country already marked by poverty, instability and lack of resources, 70% of Sudan’s medical facilities have been damaged or rendered inoperable by the conflict, impacting essential healthcare. These include obstetric services, which have been shut down or otherwise inaccessible due to the fighting and absence of ceasefires. According to UNICEF, 1.3 million children…