Sudan 2025: A protracted war and unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
The Sudanese civil war entered its third year in 2025, a war that, according to Arab and international media reports, has turned the country into the epicenter of one of the deepest humanitarian and social crises in the world. The conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rebels, which began in April 2023, not only did not stop this year, but also expanded geographically, and its consequences affected the lives of millions of civilians in an unprecedented way.
Heavy civilian casualties
According to statistics published in Arab sources, the number of people killed in the Sudanese war from the beginning of the conflict to the end of 2025 has reached about 150,000. In the first half of 2025 alone, about four thousand civilians lost their lives, at least 191 of whom were children.
The highest number of casualties has been recorded in North Darfur, especially the town of Fasher and the camps around it, then in Kordofan state, and finally in Khartoum. Reports indicate that a significant proportion of the victims died as a result of bombings of residential areas, attacks on markets, and indiscriminate shootings.
The world’s largest displacement crisis
Sudan became the world’s largest displacement center in 2025. More than 12 million people are internally displaced, a figure that includes nearly a quarter of Sudan’s population. At the same time, more than four million people have sought refuge in neighboring countries, including Egypt, Chad, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Uganda.
Field reports indicate that the refugee camps are facing severe shortages of food, drinking water, health services, and security, and women and children, who make up more than half of the displaced population, have suffered the most.