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The Urgent Crises in Sudan and DR Congo

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As the world’s attention shifts, millions of families are fighting for survival in two of the most severe humanitarian crises of our time. This video, featuring on-the-ground footage and photos captured by Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) staff between 2024 and 2026, brings you face-to-face with the reality of displacement in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).

🇸🇩 SUDAN: The World's Largest Displacement Crisis

Now entering its third year, the war in Sudan has forced over 9 million people to flee within the country, while over 3.5 million have crossed borders into South Sudan, Chad, Egypt, and Libya.

• Universal Hunger: Over 90% of families in South Sudan, 80% in Sudan, and 70% in Chad are regularly skipping meals.

• Economic Collapse: 74% of displaced families have no income whatsoever.

• El Obeid Under Siege: In North Kordofan, families are trapped under drone strikes, with fuel costing more than a teacher’s monthly salary, forcing parents to mix flour with dirty water just to fill their children's stomachs.

• Dignity Denied: 20% of displaced women have no access to a toilet, and family separation has tripled the risk of child marriage in camps.

🇨🇩 DR CONGO: Conflict and Epidemic in a Neglected Crisis

DR Congo has featured on the NRC’s list of the world’s most neglected displacement crises for ten consecutive years, yet the situation continues to deteriorate.

• Staggering Displacement: In 2025 alone, relentless violence drove a massive 9.7 million internal displacements across the country.

• Ebola Outbreak: A Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak is rapidly spreading through crowded, temporary IDP camps in Ituri and the Kivu provinces—where poor sanitation makes containing the virus a monumental challenge.

• An Abandoned Response: Despite the double threat of war and disease, the international humanitarian response plan for DR Congo remains only 53.9% funded.

📍 Footage Locations & Credits:

• Darfur, Sudan: Ahmed Ahmed / NRC

• South Kordofan, Sudan: Karl Schembri / NRC

• White Nile, Sudan: Elias Abu Ata & Ahmed Elsir / NRC

• Renk, South Sudan: Richard Ashton / NRC

• Wadi Fira, Chad: Enayatullah Azad / NRC

The city of Goma is occupied and is suffocating: Water, electricity, and food are incredibly scarce, and the humanitarian crisis is only getting worse.

Linked below is a GoFundMe managed by Friends of the Congo that is raising funds to address these urgent needs and more. Please share!

If you live in the United States, send a message to Congress and urge them to cease tax dollar funding of the violence and exploitation of Congo:

I recommend also checking out Friends of the Congo’s website:

England played terribly and were 1-0 down to DR Congo at half time. Thankfully, Harry Kane scored twice in the last 15 minutes to take England through. Not sure we deserved it as DR Congo played really well, especially their goalie:

Mexico will be our next opponents as they beat Ecuador 2-0:

"Even Javier Aguirre initially overlooked him for that reason. But Quiñones answered in the only way that matters: by finishing as the league’s top scorer with 33 goals, forcing his way into Mexico’s World Cup squad. And at the World Cup, Quiñones has only made Aguirre’s decision look even worse. He has already been directly involved in 4 of Mexico’s 8 goals, including today’s stunning strike against Ecuador—a perfectly timed run followed by a sensational finish into the top corner from a tight angle. What’s even more remarkable is that Quiñones is now just one goal away from becoming Mexico’s all-time top scorer in World Cup history, despite this being the very first World Cup of his career. He is also only the second Mexican player ever, alongside Luis Hernández, to score in three different World Cup games. Born into poverty in Colombia, he moved to Mexico at just 17 years old to help save his family from hardship. Today, he stands as Mexico’s brightest star at the World Cup."

Belgium beat Senegal 3-2 after after pulling of a comeback for the ages after from being 2-0 down:

"The Belgium golden generation obituaries were being written, not least after their greatest ever player Kevin De Bruyne – plus a seemingly disgusted Jeremy Doku – were substituted after just 55 minutes. Senegal were excellent value for their famous imminent victory. Precisely 159 seconds later, the scoreline was 2-2 thanks to one of the most unlikely World Cup comebacks in living memory. It was a comeback as devastatingly clinical as it was unlikely, recalling a previous miraculous Belgium recovery when they came from 2-0 down to beat Japan in the last 16 in 2018. This was the first occasion this tournament of a team recovering from 2-0 down and was an occasion no one inside Seattle Stadium will ever forget."

"Heartbreak at the death has been the story for the African teams bar Morocco at this phase so far. South Africa 92mins, Côte d’Ivoire 86, DR Congo 86. Belgium’s comeback against Senegal also started with 86 played Different stories but similar pain. South Africa did not impose themselves offensively, Côte d’Ivoire didn’t translate their possession into enough chances and even though they created more than Norway, they don’t possess a finishing machine like Haaland. DR Congo led, hit the post but were met with the menacing brilliance of Kane. Senegal should not have thrown away a game they bossed."

Belgium's next opponent will be the U.S.A who beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 despite going 2-0 down:

It's not as simple as doing hard things together. It's cultivating an underlying culture where trust is the foundation. Where you will sometimes screw up, but you know that those around you support you and want you to be better. It's knowing that the leader has the actual best interest at heart, that they care, and aren't just doing it for the paycheck, the reward, or their ego. It's the hardest thing in sport to create. But when you do, it's magic. Adversity tests us. It reveals who we are, both as an individual and a group. If you've got the culture right, it pulls you together. There's not much more powerful than a shared sense of us against the world. A family isn't the guys who celebrate together. It's the ones who, when a teammate goes down, look around and think: my turn to carry more.