The Sudan conflict, now entering its third year, continues to devastate the country’s socioeconomic fabric. As of January 2025, more than 8.8 million people were internally displaced, and over 3.3 million had sought refuge in neighboring countries. Conservative reports estimate over 32,000 fatalities occurred between the start of the war on April 15, 2023, and end of January 2025, with over 15,500 fatalities in both 2023 and 2024 and over 1,000 in the first month of 2025. The conflict has now expanded into previously safe regions, exacerbating displacement and increasing pressure on already fragile infrastructure.
Food insecurity has reached unprecedented levels, with half of the population (24.6 million people) facing acute food insecurity. Economic instability has deepened, disrupting livelihoods, markets, and agricultural productivity. The need for actionable solutions to address these challenges is more critical than ever.
IFPRI’s Sudan Strategy Support Program (SSSP) provides critical research and policy insights into the conflict’s impacts and offers evidence-based recommendations for resilience and recovery. The conference, marking two years since the war’s onset, will convene researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss emerging findings, share experiences from other resolved conflicts, and collaborate on recovery strategies.
Objectives
- Dissemination of Research Findings: Present findings from ongoing studies, including preliminary insights from the upcoming book on Sudan’s war, featuring 16 chapters, with at least 8 chapters presented at the conference.
- Learning from Resolved Conflicts: Draw lessons from successful resolution of other conflicts to inform potential pathways for Sudan’s recovery.
- Policy Dialogue: Facilitate discussions on immediate and long-term interventions to address the conflict’s impacts. Strengthen partnerships among international organizations, researchers, and practitioners to promote collective action.
- Practical Recommendations: Identify actionable solutions for enhancing resilience and recovery in Sudan.
This event and the research shared through it was supported by the donors who fund the CGIAR’s Science Program on Food Frontiers and Security and Policy Innovations through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund.
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