Sudan: The World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis

Thursday, April 23, 12:00 p.m. ET — Join Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) for a live update from South Sudan. After three years of war, Sudan now accounts for the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with 34 million people needing aid, 21 million lacking health services, and repeated attacks crippling a medical system already weakened by disease and hunger. And conditions are expected to worsen in the months ahead. CFGB executive director Andy Harrington will report live from South Sudan. You’ll also hear from CFGB local partners who are responding to this crisis. They’ll share firsthand accounts of the hunger, displacement, and loss that communities are facing, and the difficult choices families are being forced to make to survive. Sudan needs global attention, and your participation can help shine a light on this urgent crisis. Click here to register. And for some background reading on the situation, click here for a recent report from the United Nations.