The socioeconomic impact of armed conflict on Sudanese urban households: Evidence from a National Urban Household Survey

Oliver K. Kirui, Mosab O. M. Ahmed, Khalid Siddig, Hala Abushama, Vito Intini, Shireen AlAzzawi, Saef Alnasr Adam, Fekadu Terefe, Hasan Fallaha, Walid Merouani, Akbar Durrani and Nada Nohra

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Abstract: Eighteen months of war have deeply affected urban households in Sudan: 31 percent have been displaced, full-time employment has plummeted by half, over 70 percent of the urban households in Sudan had all or some of school-aged kids stop attending school, and only one out of seven urban households can access full health services—concluded a new joint study from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), launched today. "The Socioeconomic Impact of Armed Conflict on Sudanese Urban Households" study provides a comprehensive assessment of how the ongoing conflict affects urban households in Sudan. With two-thirds of the fighting concentrated in cities of over 100,000 people, understanding impacts of the war on urban livelihoods is crucial for addressing both immediate economic challenges and long-term development obstacles. The study is based on analyses of a comprehensive survey of urban households across the country that both organizations conducted between May 2024 and July 2024, including 3,000 households.

Keywords: socioeconomic impact; armed conflicts; urban areas; households; surveys; Sudan; Africa; Northern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-11-12
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