Tag Archives: Conflict Sensitivity

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

July 30th, 2024

This blog is the seventh blog of the series ‘Humanitarian access, local action and conflict sensitivity dilemmas in Sudan since…

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

May 15th, 2024

This blog is the sixth blog of the series ‘Humanitarian access, local action and conflict sensitivity dilemmas in Sudan since…

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

April 15th, 2024

Donors and aid workers increasingly understand the need to be conflict sensitive in order to avoid entrenching and sustaining the…

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

March 25th, 2024

Humanitarian access challenges in Sudan are not new. The control or denial of access by conflict actors to further political,…

Towards better access in Sudan: lessons from Myanmar, Ethiopia and Syria

November 20th, 2023

This blog is the first blog of the series ‘Humanitarian access, local action and conflict sensitivity dilemmas in Sudan since…

Localisation: beyond the jargon

February 23rd, 2023

Part 1:  When aid instrumentalizes national actors, it undermines Sudan’s transition to durable peace Local groups, including national NGOs, community-based…

Windows of Opportunity: 4 Ways that Aid can either Help or Hinder Sudan’s Transition

April 11th, 2021

In addition to the daily challenges that all aid actors in Sudan must navigate, there are a number of deeper…

Food aid and power in Sudan – time for continuity or change?

March 1st, 2021

For the first time in decades, Sudan has a real opportunity for political and economic change.  The 2019 revolution resulted…

Designing Conflict Sensitivity into New Programs

February 22nd, 2021

In the aid sector, most good ideas are met with a series of questions: Is it in the budget?  Is…

Aid in the Big Picture – What will our impact be on Sudan’s transition?

February 12th, 2021

As aid workers in Sudan, we often find ourselves balancing competing crises, with our days dominated by demands from all…