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Refugee women fleeing war in Sudan need life-saving care in Chad

February 26, 2025

Over one million refugees have fled to Chad to escape the war in Sudan.

The majority are women and children who have survived horrific violence.

“We have lost everything. Our homes, families and security,” says Souat, a Sudanese refugee living in Farchana Refugee Camp in Chad.

Hear her story and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is providing a lifeline for refugee women and girls in need.

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A refugee entrepreneur rebuilds her life after fleeing war in Sudan

February 26, 2025

Meet Wasila, a refugee, entrepreneur and baker.

The violent civil war in Sudan forced her to flee her home.

With support from UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, she now runs her own baking business in the Central African Republic.

Stand with refugees and let her story of resilience inspire you.

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Women fleeing brutal civil war in Sudan seek refuge in Chad

February 10, 2025

Sudan’s brutal civil war destroyed Daralssalam’s life overnight.

She’s one of the more than 1 million refugees who have fled to Chad since the war broke out in Sudan in April 2023.

“We need the war to stop,” she says.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive rights agency—is supporting her and other displaced Sudanese women in need. 

 

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Six months of brutal conflict in Sudan is taking a toll on women and girls

October 15, 2023

Women and girls in Sudan continue to suffer after six months of brutal conflict.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is delivering the health care, support and dignity they desperately need.

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Women fleeing from conflict in Sudan receive mental health support in Egypt

June 26, 2023

Hanaa is one of the 250,000 refugees who have crossed into Egypt, fleeing the deadly conflict in Sudan.

See how UNFPA-supported safe spaces are providing psychosocial support to women affected by this devastating humanitarian crisis.

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Saving the lives of pregnant women and newborns in Sudan

July 24, 2023

100 days into the conflict in Sudan and millions of people are in need of humanitarian aid. 

See how UNFPA is meeting the needs of pregnant women and saving lives. 

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Sudan sees expanded life-saving reproductive health services, with women at the helm

24 March 2021
Women in the Shanisha community, in Sudan's Blue Nile State, speak about changes happening since the country's democratic transition. © UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mouty
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Ethiopian refugees in Sudan in dire need of protection, reproductive health care

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