Sudan: The World's Forgotten Crisis
Join us for a conversation on Sudan's humanitarian crisis and the urgent need to help the millions of civilians devastated by the country's civil war.
Apr
22
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About This Event
Sudan's civil war represents the world's largest humanitarian crisis yet remains largely overlooked. Since April 2023, clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed over 150,000 people, with the US recognizing the RSF's actions as genocide. The crisis has displaced 11.5 million people internally, forced another 3.2 million to flee, and left millions facing catastrophic food insecurity amid the first official famine since 2020. How can the international community mobilize support for humanitarian efforts and prevent further loss of life in Sudan? Join us for this critical discussion with Ertharin Cousin and Cameron Hudson.
About the Speakers
Distinguished Fellow, Global Food and Agriculture
Prior to joining the Council, Ertharin Cousin served as executive director of the UN World Food Programme where she led the world’s largest humanitarian organization from 2012 to 2017. She also previously served as US ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome. Cousin is founder and CEO of Food Systems for the Future.
Senior Fellow, Africa Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Cameron Hudson is a senior fellow in the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. His previous roles include senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Africa Center, where he studied democratic transitions and conflict in the Horn of Africa, and executive director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for the Prevention of Genocide.