- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
Sudan is a country of transit, origin and destination, and host to large numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons. Our actions aim to address root causes of displacement in conflict-affected areas that are also migratory routes, such as Darfur, East Sudan or the Transitional Areas. We focus on the most vulnerable populations (including refugees, internally displaced populations and host communities) in peripheral and urban areas, promoting resilience and secure livelihoods through programmes on education, health, food security, nutrition, livestock, and protection. Also, through regional initiatives to manage migration more effectively, we support rights-based and protection-sensitive efforts to combat and prevent human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
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National programmes
Improving Nutrition and Reducing Stunting in Eastern Sudan
The action aims to enhance the ability of women and children in the States of Red Sea, Kassala and Gedaref to lead socially and economically productive lives, and in doing so strengthen their resilience and that of their communities.
Strengthening Resilience of IDPs, Returnees and Host Communities in West Darfur
To strengthen the local health systems to better deliver basic packages of health services in West Darfur with the final aim of creating a more conducive and sustainable living environment for host communities and displaced populations through: (1) greater access to and quality of primary health...
Strengthening resilience of refugees, IDPs and host communities in Eastern Sudan
The main objective is to strengthen the local health systems to better deliver basic packages of health services in selected areas of Eastern Sudan, with the final aim of creating a more conducive and sustainable living environment for host communities, displaced populations and refugees.
Regional Development and Protection programme in Sudan: Enhancing alternatives to first and secondary movement from Sudan
to (1) enhance protection and assistance for migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, in particular unaccompanied and separated children and victims of trafficking; (2) enhance employment opportunities and stimulate entrepreneurship for unemployed youth including migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and
Greater Stability in Eastern Sudan through better and more informed decision-making in Food Security
To strengthen food security information systems that are able to generate, collate and analyse reliable and accurate information forpolicy and decision-making, as well as to strengthen capacities for better food security coordination and strategic planning.
Mitigate the effect of El Niño for the host and IDP population in Red Sea, White Nile and North Darfur, Sudan
to strengthen sustainable and alternative livelihoods of local communities, displaced populations and potential migrants in North Darfur, Red Sea and White Nile, in order to avoid a deterioration of the food security and economic situation which would fuel more human displacement.
Livestock Epidemio-Surveillance Project to Support Livelihoods of vulnerable rural smallholders and pastoralists (LESP SLSP)
The specific objective is to support the trade and export of livestock, thereby increasing incomes and the resilience of vulnerable smallholders and pastoralists in the target areas by ensuring that appropriate animal disease surveillance and control is operational in South-Eastern Sudan.
Education Quality Improvement Programme in Sudan (EQUIP-Sudan)
The specific objective is to contribute to the completion of quality primary education of children in Sudan, with particular attention to the most vulnerable groups, including migrants, IDPs and refugees, especially girls, through the improvement of equitable access to quality primary education.
Wadi El Ku Integrated Catchment Management Project (Phase 2)
This project will:•Support the development of inclusive natural resource management systems and structures within the Wadi El Ku, that are informed by appropriate levels of scientific and technical analysis and input;•Support community-level agricultural and livelihoods adaptation, and improved...
Fostering Smallholder Capacities and Access to Markets in Food Insecure Areas of Darfur
The overall objective of the project is to enhance the food and income security of smallholder farming households in Darfur.
PROTECT – Protection of Persons of Concern (PoC) and vulnerable migrants along migratory routes in Sudan
The overall objective is to contribute to improved migration management in Sudan.
IMPROVE-EU Integrated Measures to promote rural-urban value addition and Employment – East Sudan
The overall objective is to contribute to improved livelihoods of refugees, migrant workers and host communities in Eastern Sudan.
Technical Cooperation Facility for Sudan 2018 – 2020
The overall objective of the action is to contribute to an efficient and effective use of the development funds the EU implements in Sudan, encompassing the migration agenda and traditional development policies.
Humanitarian Development Nexus: Simple, Spatial,Survey Method (S3M) for Sudan
The aim of this action is to contribute to the reduction of malnutrition in Sudan. More specifically the project will collect and disseminate disaggregated data on multiple indicators pertaining to key determinants of malnutrition in young children and pregnant and lactating women.
Youth, Employment, Skills (YES) - Sudan
The specific objective of the project is to improve the ability of young women and men to find employment or establish and grow their businesses through expanding and improving market oriented, equitable (also removing regional inequities) and gender-balanced Technical Vocational Education and...
Provision of air services to allow access for humanitarian and development actors in Sudan
The specific objective of the project is to provide humanitarian and development actors, donor organisations and diplomatic missions in Sudan with safe flight connections to beneficiaries, especially vulnerable communities in hard-to-reach project implementation sites.
EU support for the Family Support Programme and for the consolidation of social protection in Sudan
The specific objective is to deliver immediate social assistance and cash mitigation to households through the Government’s Family Support Programme.
Building Resilient Communities in West Kordofan (BRICK)
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to improve resilience of the most vulnerable households and communities in three localities of West Kordofan.
Integrating refugee children into the Sudanese Education System
The overall objective of the action is to contribute to the improvement of quality education for all children, including refugees, IDPs, nomadic and host communities in South Darfur and South Kordofan and to facilitate integration of refugee children into Sudan’s national education system in line...
Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus: Strengthening a Decentralized Health System for protracted displaced populations in North and South Darfur (HealthPro)
The overall objective of HealthPro is to contribute to providing Universal Health Coverage in North and South Darfur States and the specific objective is to support the decentralised health system in North and South Darfur States, so that Locality Health Authorities are able to deliver Primary...
EU Support for a Social Protection System in Sudan
The specific objectives of this project are to:- Deliver social assistance to vulnerable citizens;- Contribute to the development of an effective and comprehensive government-owned social protection system.
EU OPM Sudan – Support to the Office of the Prime Minister
The overall objective of this project to contribute to the democratic transition in Sudan by reinforcing the Prime Minister’s Executive Office (PMEO) – and if requested relevant line ministries – in order to achieve the top priorities of peace, economic recovery, transition to civilian democracy and
EU support for the Family Support Programme and for the consolidation of social protection in Sudan
The overall objective of this action is to support the Government of Sudan in mitigating the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic within the context of its ongoing economic reforms.
Humanitarian-Development Nexus: Strengthening preparedness andresponse of the health system addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic inSudan
The specific objectives of the project are:1) Governance and coordination to control and minimize the spread of COVID-19 are strengthened;2) Surveillance, rapid response and laboratory capacities are strengthened;3) Capacity to isolate and manage cases is strengthened;4) Risk communication and WASH.
Support to the Economic transition
The project will contribute to strengthen the conditions for the implementation of existing social protection and health actions as it will support aggregate control, prioritization, accountability and efficiency in the management of public resources and delivery of services to achieve public policy
Support to Economic Opportunities for Youth and Women
The overall objective (expected impact) of this action is to enhance economic opportunities for youth and women in Sudan.
Support to sustainable peace, rule of law and human rights during Sudan’s democratic transition towards transparent, inclusive and credible elections
The overall objective (expected impact) of this action is: to support sustainable peace, rule of law and human rights during Sudan’s democratic transition towards inclusive, transparent and credible elections.
Education Quality Improvement Programme 2 (EQUIP 2)
The overall objective (expected impact) of this action is: to fulfill the right to education and improve basic education sector in Sudan, with particular attention to the groups living in vulnerable situations, including migrants, IDPs and refugees, especially girls.
Regional programmes
Strengthening the ability of IGAD to promote resilience in the Horn of Africa
The specific objectives of the project are: (I) to strengthen IGAD’s capacity for coordinating and facilitating the implementation of IDDRSI to build resilience, as a means of addressing the root causes of vulnerability, forced displacement and irregular migration; and (II) to promote reform in IGAD
Better Migration Management Programme
The overall objective is to improve migration management in the region, and in particular to curb the trafficking of human beings and the smuggling of migrants within and from the Horn of Africa.
Research and Evidence Facility
The specific objectives will be to collate, synthesize and disseminate the outcomes of existing and new research and evidence related to instability, irregular migration and forced displacement in the Horn of Africa; to communicate the outcomes of existing and new research and evidence to, and share
Towards Free Movement and Transhumance in the IGAD region
The specific objectives of the project are:(I) to support the process of adoption, ratification and domestication of the IGAD Protocols on Free Movement of Persons and on Transhumance by IGAD Member States upon their adoption by IGAD Council of Ministers, along with complementary measures to...
Collaboration in Cross-Border Areas of the Horn of Africa Region
The specific objectives are: •To prevent local conflict and mitigate its impact;•To promote economic and private sector development, and greater resilience, particularly among vulnerable groups (e.
Facility on Sustainable and Dignified Return and Reintegration in support of the Khartoum Process
The overall objective of the project is the following: to facilitate orderly, safe, regular and rights-based migration through the facilitation of dignified voluntary return and the implementation of development-focused and sustainable reintegration policies and processes.
Monitoring and Learning System for the EUTF Horn of Africa
Specific Objective 1: to establish and implement a Monitoring and Learning System which monitors and reports on the overall progress of the EUTF Horn of Africa window against EUTF strategic objectives, Horn of Africa policy priorities and EUTF principles of interventions.
Regional Operational Centre in support of the Khartoum Process and AU-Horn of Africa Initiative (ROCK)
The intervention logic of the project is that in the context of the Horn of Africa, the sharing of information on irregular migration and associated criminal networks amongst the countries of the Khartoum Process is a conditional requirement to address transnational crime.
Strengthening the Livelihoods Resilience of Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Communities in South Sudan’s cross-border areas with Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
The specific objective is to enhance the food security, income and resilience of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities, and particularly in selected cross-border areas of South Sudan.
IGAD Promoting Peace and Stability in the Horn of Africa Region (IPPSHAR)
The following three thematic objectives and one implementation effectiveness objective are identified to achieve the broader goal of peace and stability in the region:I.
Disrupting criminal trafficking and smuggling networks through increased anti-money laundering and financial investigation capacity in the Greater Horn of Africa
The specific objective is to better equip relevant country agencies to disrupt the traffickers and smugglers of human beings operating in the Greater Horn of Africa through efficient use of financial investigations and anti-money laundering approaches, including on tracing and seizing assets and...
Better Migration Management Programme Phase II
The second phase of the Better Migration Management programme aims to improve the management of safe, orderly and regular migration in the region and support national authorities in addressing the smuggling of migrants and the trafficking in human beings within and from the Horn of Africa.
Delivering durable solutions to forced displacement in the IGAD region through the implementation of the global compact on refugees (GCR)
The project's overall objective is to strengthen and implement the IGAD GCR process, thereby providing increased safety and well-being to displaced populations and host communities.
Cross-window programmes
Research and Evidence Facility for the Sahel and Lake Chad Region and the North of Africa
The specific objective is to conduct, synthesize, disseminate and make use of new and existing research on the drivers and dynamics of the root causes of instability, insecurity, irregular migration and forced displacement in West and North Africa and migration routes, and the most successful policy...
Technical Cooperation Facility
The overall objective is to increase the efficiency of the Trust Fund, through gender-and-rights-responsive technical assistance for the identification, formulation, evaluation, monitoring of and communication on trust fund interventions, including audits, evaluations/communication actions for this...
Protection and sustainable solutions for migrants and refugees along the Central Mediterranean route
The overall objective of the Action is to contribute to strengthen the governance of migration in the region and provide protection and sustainable solutions for migrants and refugees along the Central Mediterranean route.
Erasmus+ in West Africa and the Horn of Africa
The overall objective of the action is to promote sustainable development and ultimately contribute to poverty reduction by increasing the availability of trained and qualified high-level professional manpower in West Africa and the Horn of Africa.
News & Stories
- News article
Empowering Gender Champions in Sudan
Amidst the challenges stemming from the violent upheaval on April 15, 2023, Sudan's plight is met with a resilient response. In the heart of Gedaref, Eastern Sudan, an inspiring narrative unfolds - one of combating Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and fostering inclusivity.

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Improving basic education in Sudan
From an early age, Hussein had a passion for teaching and used to teach his younger siblings and other children from his neighborhood.

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EU supports more than two million Sudanese people to face nutrition crisis
Brussels, Belgium – 21 July 2022: With rising international food prices caused by the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and a poor harvest, the Sudanese people are facing deepening food insecurity and humanitarian risks.


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EU-IOM Joint Initiative marks five years of supporting migrants and their communities across Africa
15 December 2021— Daouda is one of the 166 Nigerien migrants who returned from Tripoli to Niamey on a charter flight organised by the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in February 2020.

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Habi’s return and reintegration story
Habi thought that she could easily earn money working as a maid in Libya and come back to Nigeria to take care of her children with some savings.

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EUTF Success stories: Faustina
Faustina decided to leave Ghana for Libya to look for greener pastures.

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Sudan launched its National Action Plan to counter and prevent human trafficking
Over the past decade, thousands of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers have been transiting to and through Sudan which is currently hosting some 1,3 million migrants.