Over 30 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance as a result of extreme violence, malnutrition and displacement.
Women and girls are particularly vulnerable, facing heightened risks of conflict-related sexual violence.
Driven by conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces since 2023, humanitarian access has been severely reduced, meaning first and frontline responders are largely local and volunteer organisations who are risking their lives to help their own community.
Sudan is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a humanitarian worker with 89 workers killed in 2024, and that number increasing in 2025.
The UN estimates that 12 million Sudanese have been displaced as escalating violence forces them leave their homes in search of safety and over 150,000 people have been killed.
Many have recognised the situation as one of genocide where there is mounting evidence of mass executions and gender-based violence being used as a weapon of war against women and girls.
Despite the enormity of the horror, Sudan is known as the forgotten crisis.
At Minderoo Foundation, we are committed to responding with agility to existential threats and urgent crises, including Sudan.
Alongside our partners at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Mutual Aid Coalition for Sudan, we are joining a coordinated philanthropic effort to align funding and advocacy in support of Sudan.
We will provide $2 million towards frontline efforts focused on urgent medical needs and gender-based violence, which the Mutual Aid Coalition will distribute directly to first and local responders, with flexibly to deploy it as needs evolve.
Alongside this, we join the international call for an immediate and lasting ceasefire from both parties to the conflict.
International humanitarian law must be respected, allowing the immediate provision of humanitarian aid, the protection of civilians and the safety of humanitarian workers must be guaranteed as they deliver lifesaving aid.
