Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group

This publication provides a detailed analysis of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan, focusing on its disproportionate impact on women and girls. As the country faces the largest internal displacement since the Syrian civil war, millions…

Cate Longo Policy and Advocacy Intern, Nonviolent Peaceforce Mama Sunday Women's Protection Team Leader, Juba IDP Camp Gender-based violence South Sudan In 2011, South Sudan emerged from a violent civil war as an independent nation from Sudan. However, in 2013, escalating…

(N’Djamena, Chad, 29 November 2024) I have spent the past week traveling across Sudan, talking to communities, leaders, humanitarian partners and our UN family. The message to the international community from those at the heart of this…

The Darfur Women’s Forum staged a protest yesterday in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, to urge the warring parties in Sudan to cease hostilities and end violations against women. The protest coincided with the launch of…

Dr. Hiba Ahmed Khalil Badr, Director of Emergency and Humanitarian Interventions, Sudan Family Planning Association Isadora Quay, CEO, Gender in Emergencies Group Sadia Najma Kidwai, Advocacy Officer, Women's Refugee Commission The ongoing conflict in Sudan, which erupted in April…

(Port Sudan, 25 November 2024) – On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, I reaffirm that the United Nations and our partners in Sudan stand firmly with the women and girls of…

Gender in Humanitarian Action (GiHA) Working Groups are integral to the in-country humanitarian architecture, contributing to strategic, policy, and decision-making at the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) levels. They enable clusters and sectors…

Background and Context Setting After years of protracted crisis, Sudan plunged into a conflict of alarming scale in mid-April 2023 when fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group,…