Sudan

Ongoing Civil War, Genocide, Famine

Main Religion: Islam 

Population: 49 million 

Christian Population: 2 million (4.3%)

Perpetrators: The Arab-dominated Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are fighting the Sudanese armed forces.

Victims: Non-Arab Sudanese people are the main targets.

Death Toll/Number Displaced: Since the start of the civil war in April of 2023, over 15,000 (according to the UN) or around 150,000 (according to US estimates) have been killed.

Sudan is home to the world’s largest hunger crisis, as the war continues to devastate lives and livelihoods. 

More than half the population (nearly 26 million people) are now facing crisis levels of hunger, and 14 areas have been declared “at risk of famine.”

Sudan also faces the worst displacement crisis in the world: 9.1 million people have been displaced since the conflict began in April of 2023, and over 2 million have fled to surrounding countries, mainly Chad and South Sudan.

Mass Atrocities: Mass murders, torture, widespread sexual violence, the destruction of entire villages, and forced displacements, among others.