Sudan’s Unfolding Crisis: Why the Silence, and What’s at Stake?

SPNU is delighted to invite you to our upcoming panel discussion: Sudan’s Unfolding Crisis: Why the Silence, and What’s at Stake?

This panel aims to raise awareness and foster meaningful dialogue on the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. It will begin with a brief overview of the conflict. The conversation will then examine the worsening humanitarian crisis, its impact on refugees and IDPs, and aid efforts. Finally, panelists will offer insights into realistic pathways toward stability and sustainable peace in Sudan.

You will have the chance to listen and ask questions to our esteemed guest speakers in a hybrid format.

- Professor Munzoul Assal, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Khartoum, Senior Researcher at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), and Professor II at the University of Bergen. Previously, he held leadership roles at the Mamoun Beheiry Centre, Peace Research Institute Khartoum, and as Dean of Scientific Research. He has been a visiting professor at Paris 8 University and the University of Sharjah. His research focuses on migration, refugees, internally displaced persons, and peacebuilding. He has published extensively, including works on diasporas, border dynamics, and Sudanese social change.

- Mr. Shashwat Saraf, Regional Emergency Director for East Africa at the International Rescue Committee (IRC). With over 25 years of experience in the humanitarian sector, he has led emergency responses and championed social inclusion and accountability in crisis settings. His career began in India, where he spent seven years working on social inclusion and good governance with ActionAid and Christian Aid. Over the past 17 years, he has held leadership roles internationally, including as Regional Director for Asia with Action Against Hunger and as Country Director in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Nepal, Jordan, Iraq, and Nigeria.

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