Since the onset of civil war in April 2023, millions of people in Sudan have suffered from loss of livelihoods, destruction of infrastructure, and disruption of essential services. With the war still underway, Sudan is facing the world’s largest displacement crisis—with 6.5 million displaced people internally and another 1.7 million driven into neighboring countries—and a surge in acute food insecurity, soaring poverty levels, and extensive losses in income, employment, and productive assets.
To provide a forum for sharing of empirical evidence on this situation and to explore options going forward, IFPRI and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organized a conference titled Navigating Sudan’s Conflict on March 5 in Nairobi, Kenya. The event brought together a diverse group of stakeholders, including diplomats, scholars, development and humanitarian experts, civil society representatives, private sector leaders, and policymakers and experts. They discussed insights from recent comprehensive micro and macro assessments, household surveys, and programmatic interventions. Special attention was devoted to pivotal concerns such as food security, humanitarian support (both cash and in-kind), and the identification and implementation of strategies to address the conflict’s impacts and to strengthen the resilience of the Sudanese people.