2025 Severity of Needs, People in Need and Targeted
Summary of Needs
The ongoing conflict and annual heavy rains and flooding continue to have devasting impacts on the 892,161 refugees and asylum seekers in Sudan, who face a multitude of protection needs and are reliant on humanitarian assistance for survival. An estimated 68 per cent of all refugees live in overcrowded camps, with temporary shelters and security restrictions in place. The needs in these camps are immense and include access to safe water and sanitation facilities, shelter and NFI, health and nutrition, and education. Protection risks facing refugees and asylum seekers include arbitrary arrest and detention, forced recruitment, CRSV, risk of smuggling and trafficking. Further, refugees and asylum seekers are also faced with increasing food insecurity, disease outbreaks, malnutrition, and high mortality rates.
Response Strategy
The 2025 Sudan Country Refugee Response Plan (CRRP), developed in coordination with the Government of Sudan Commissioner for Refugees and 34 implementing partners, is a multi-sectoral inter-agency plan that guides the refugee response in Sudan. It aims to address the needs of refugees and deliver critical protection and life-saving services, including protection, WASH, Shelter/NFI, FSL, health and nutrition, and education, to 93 localities across Sudan. The CRRP has three strategic objectives:
- Strengthen the protection environment for refugees and asylum seekers
- Enable access to timely protection interventions and lifesaving assistance
- Provide equitable access to basic services while, in parallel, strengthening opportunities for resilience and self-reliance where possible.
Targeting and Prioritization
Refugees living in camps, who make up 68 per cent of the refugee population in Sudan, will be prioritized for the delivery of critical protection and multi-sectoral assistance, including protection (general protection, child protection, and GBV), education, FSL, health and nutrition, shelter and NFIs, and WASH assistance. Where access allows, refugees stayin out of camps will also be targeted, using community-based approaches, focusing on ensuring protection and delivering life-saving assistance.
Cost of Response
The cost of the 2025 refugee response, through the provision of critical protection and life-saving assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Sudan by 34 partners, is $633 million.