Human security in Sudan: reality and challenges

Abstract

The issue of human security in Sudan, the reality and challenges, is one of the topics that has not been properly highlighted. Therefore, this study came to explain the nature of human security in Sudan. It began with the reality of human security and traced its stages over various historical eras from the independence of Sudan in 1956 until the year 2024, in addition to The internal challenges revolved around the lack of basic needs, continued inflation, and high prices of basic commodities, which in turn affected the ability of the Sudanese government to provide services to citizens, in addition to the environmental challenges that are still ongoing, such as drought, desertification, and food insecurity, in addition to the lack of interest in plant and animal wealth and the country’s exposure. Floods and torrents from time to time, in addition to the high rates of spread of diseases, especially AIDS in Blue Nile State, in addition to the security challenges that included the continuation of armed conflicts, especially in Darfur, Khartoum and Blue Nile. As for external challenges, it focused on the politicization of humanitarian aid through the establishment of many From international organizations to take sides in the conflict, in addition to that, illegal immigration and its repercussions on societal and human security, in addition to the mediations of countries and organizations that were not serious in resolving the conflict, and finally the external interventions of regional and international powers, especially the United States, China and Russia, which contributed to the exacerbation of Crises and the continuing phenomenon of political instability and military coups in the country