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The Joint Operating Principles (JOPs) – How can they help prevent the weaponisation of aid?

The Joint Operating Principles (JOPs) – How can they help prevent the weaponisation of aid?

Audrey Bottjen 19.12.2024
Humanitarian aid is being used as a weapon of war by both main parties to the conflict in Sudan, much...
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Navigating shifting power relations in Sudan – implications for the aid response

Navigating shifting power relations in Sudan – implications for the aid response

Dr. Gerrit Kurtz 30.07.2024
This blog is the seventh blog of the series ‘Humanitarian access, local action and conflict sensitivity dilemmas in Sudan since...
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Towards a conflict-sensitive role for grassroot organisations in social protection in Sudan

Towards a conflict-sensitive role for grassroot organisations in social protection in Sudan

Hassan Alattar Satti 15.05.2024
This blog is the sixth blog of the series ‘Humanitarian access, local action and conflict sensitivity dilemmas in Sudan since...
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Sudan’s conflict one year on – four priority areas where conflict sensitivity is needed most

Sudan’s conflict one year on – four priority areas where conflict sensitivity is needed most

CSF Team 15.04.2024
Donors and aid workers increasingly understand the need to be conflict sensitive in order to avoid entrenching and sustaining the...
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What can Sudan’s past teach us? – Part 2: recommendations for aid’s approach to access today

What can Sudan’s past teach us? – Part 2: recommendations for aid’s approach to access today

Audrey Bottjen 25.03.2024
Humanitarian access challenges in Sudan are not new. The control or denial of access by conflict actors to further political...
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Business and aid: a role for the private sector in Sudan’s humanitarian response

Business and aid: a role for the private sector in Sudan’s humanitarian response

Anette Hoffman, Guido Lanfrachi, Khansa Alhag 15.02.2024
As international aid actors struggle to reach those in need and local volunteers come under attack, some businesses are offering...
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Research updates

Research Update No. 12 – February 2025

Research Update No. 12 – February 2025

ByHla MohamedKhair 27.02.2025 Research Updates
This research update provides an in-depth look at critical issues affecting Sudan, including displacement, economic challenges, and governance amid ongoing...
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Research Update No. 11 – March 2022

Research Update No. 11 – March 2022

ByHla MohamedKhair 18.02.2025 Research Updates
This CSF Research Update explores localised research efforts, the impact of global crises on Sudan, and key humanitarian challenges affecting...
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Research Update No. 10 – February 2022

Research Update No. 10 – February 2022

ByHla MohamedKhair 18.02.2025 Research Updates
This edition of the CSF Research Update examines Sudan’s ongoing humanitarian challenges, resource management in Darfur, and lessons from past...
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Research Update No. 9 – December 2021

Research Update No. 9 – December 2021

ByHla MohamedKhair 18.02.2025 Research Updates
This edition of the CSF Research Update explores conflict-sensitive approaches in emergencies, Sudan’s humanitarian outlook, and natural resource management in...
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Research Update No. 8 – October 2021

Research Update No. 8 – October 2021

ByHla MohamedKhair 18.02.2025 Research Updates
This edition of the CSF Research Update highlights Sudan’s financial sector reforms, refugee challenges in Eastern Sudan, and evolving conflict...
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Research Update No. 7 – September 2021

Research Update No. 7 – September 2021

ByHla MohamedKhair 18.02.2025 Research Updates
This edition of the CSF Research Update explores environmental change, food security, and land tenure in Sudan, focusing on how...
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