For Lasting Peace in Sudan, Women Must Lead Peace Efforts

Apr 9, 2025 | UN Women
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More than half of the 12 million people displaced by the two-year conflict in Sudan are women. In 2024, there was a staggering 288 per cent increase in demand for gender-based violence services, and while women are paying the highest price for the conflict, they are also raising the alarm that their voices have been excluded from diplomatic efforts to stop the war. 

Sudanese women were at the forefront of the 2018–2019 revolution, dominating protests and mobilizing communities to push for change. Despite their central role, they were later sidelined in the political processes that followed. They were once again silenced when diplomatic efforts started in response to the current conflict, which is about to enter its third year. The Jeddah negotiations, mediated in May 2023, did not include a single woman.