The ongoing conflict in Sudan has been concentrated in cities, with major impacts on urban households. Large numbers of families are displaced, employment is down dramatically, and most children are unable to go to school. A comprehensive survey conducted earlier this year by IFPRI’ Sudan Strategy Support Program and the United Nations Development Programme provides new understanding of the extent of the disruptions. This launch event will present key findings from the study, The Socioeconomic Impact of Armed Conflict on Sudanese Urban Households, with a view to addressing Sudan’s immediate and long-term challenges.  

The Sudan Strategy Support Program (SSSP) of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has been at the forefront of this crisis, providing policy and program recommendations to development and humanitarian agencies. IFPRI’s current activities in Sudan include a wide range of conflict-related studies that use various methodologies to assess the status of food security, poverty, agro-processing, forced migration patterns, and livelihoods of Sudanese citizens. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is also working in Sudan to address multisectoral early recovery needs, with a specific focus on restoring cohesion across communities and social contracts with local leadership. IFPRI and UNDP have partnered on wide-ranging and in-depth analysis to better understand the socioeconomic impact of the war in Sudan, and to inform policy and programmatic recommendations. The ongoing work includes quantitative analysis using primary data collected through surveys in rural and urban areas for both households and micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME), following the start of the conflict. The joint research effort also uses economywide analyses to estimate the economic and regional implications of Sudan’s conflict. The ongoing research aims to yield insights on a wide range of topics, including poverty, food security, coping and livelihood strategies, income sources, employment dynamics, household demographics, and migration patterns, as well as the role of social protection in mitigating the shocks.

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