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Why Is Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis Largely Invisible?

Sudan is experiencing the world's largest displacement crisis, but why is the crisis is overlooked, what are the regional spillover effects, and what would an effective international response require?

Forgotten and Neglected, War-Torn Sudan Has Become the World’s Leading Displacement Crisis

Sudan's civil war had displaced 12 million people as of July 2025, yet international attention and humanitarian funding have fallen critically short.

People displaced from Sudan at the border with South Sudan

Adaptation Efforts May Reduce Harms amid Significant Climate-Linked Displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa

Climate change is driving displacement across sub-Saharan Africa, but targeted adaptation strategies and community-led approaches offer proven ways to reduce its scale and harm.

People walk through floodwaters in Nigeria.

Amid Record Drought and Food Insecurity, East Africa’s Protracted Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

East Africa's worst drought in decades deepened a protracted humanitarian crisis, displacing millions, pushing children toward starvation, and straining a severely underfunded aid system.

A displaced woman walks with a jerrycan of water in Somalia.

“Silent” Refugee Crises Get Limited International Attention

While Syrian and Venezuelan crises dominate headlines, those in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere saw worsening displacement in 2018 with underfunded responses.

The Emerging Crisis: Is Famine Returning as a Major Driver of Migration?

After decades of decline, famine returned to the planet in 2017 and 2018, yet research on the famine-migration nexus remains critically scarce.

Can Uganda’s Breakthrough Refugee-Hosting Model Be Sustained?

Uganda hosts Africa's largest refugee population under a globally praised open model, but chronic underfunding and a 2018 fraud scandal threaten its future.

As Displacement Becomes Long-Term, Refugee Hosts Grapple with New Normal

Global displacement hit a record 65.6 million in 2016, straining first-asylum host countries as refugee resettlement fell far short of need.

Spiraling Violence and Drought Drive Refugee Crisis in South Sudan

Conflict and drought displaced nearly 4 million South Sudanese as of 2017, sparking Africa's largest refugee crisis since the one in Rwanda.

Displacement Reaches Record High as Wars Continue and New Conflicts Emerge

Record global displacement neared 60 million as outflows from Syria, South Sudan, Yemen, and elsewhere burdened developing host countries.