United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Appeals for $1.6 Billion for Sudan Refugees
Analysis based on 9 articles · First reported Feb 17, 2026 · Last updated Feb 18, 2026
The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan and the severe underfunding of aid efforts by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and its partners will likely lead to increased instability in the region. This could negatively impact the economies of host countries like Egypt and Chad, which are already strained by the influx of refugees and reduced aid.
As the war in Sudan approaches its fourth year, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and 123 partners have appealed for $1.6 billion to provide lifesaving assistance to 5.9 million people across seven neighboring countries: the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, South Sudan, and Uganda. The conflict, which erupted in mid-April 2023 between the Sudan===Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, has created the world's largest displacement and worst humanitarian crisis. Essential services have collapsed in Sudan, and humanitarian access remains restricted. Host countries are struggling to cope, with Egypt seeing a quadrupling of registered refugees since 2023. Severe funding cuts have forced United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to close registration centers and suspend critical nutrition programs, exacerbating the crisis and threatening both emergency response efforts and long-term solutions.
Set up alerts, explore entity relationships, search across thousands of events, and build custom intelligence feeds.
Open Dashboard