Today, more than half of Sudan’s population, 30 million people, need humanitarian assistance, including 7.5 million women and 16 million children.
Women peace champions who are often on the front lines, negotiating safe passage for people fleeing violence, providing lifesaving aid, and advocating for peace, have been excluded from diplomatic peace talks. As the crisis deepens, local women’s organizations that already received less than 2 per cent from the Sudan Humanitarian Fund, need urgent help.
UN Women is on the ground, working with more than 60 local women-led organizations to support women in some of the hardest hit areas and to ensure their leadership is central to all peace efforts.