Since April 2023, two rival military forces in Sudan have been fighting a brutal war for control of the country.
It has become the world's largest displacement crisis: more than 12 million people have fled their homes — more than everyone in the Greater Toronto Area — and over 30 million need urgent help. Famine has been confirmed in several areas, and investigators have documented mass atrocities, including what they call , in the Darfur region.
Canada has been widely criticized for a slow and limited response — on evacuations, immigration, sanctions, and aid funding.
9.3M
People internally displaced in Sudan (down from an ~11.5M peak)
33.7M
People in Sudan needing humanitarian aid in 2026 — the most in the world
3,250
Cap on Canada's family-based Sudan immigration pathway
$100M+
Canada's Sudan humanitarian assistance committed in 2024