Updates & Analysis
Stay informed with the latest from Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG). This section features our policy statements, analysis, and announcements on Sudan’s conflict, humanitarian crisis, civilian protection, women, peace, and security. Explore DWAG’s perspectives on emerging developments, key policy issues, and the actions needed to advance a just and lasting peace in Sudan.
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Announcements
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Event Announcement: This Women, Peace, and Security Week we are “In Pursuit of Protection”
Join us in-person for a Women, Peace and Security (WPS) side event taking place in New York on Wednesday, October 28.
Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month: A Time to Act
April marks Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month, a time to remember the victims and survivors of some of the...
DWAG Statements
Policy statements, analysis, and recommendations
Sudan Update: October 1st – October 8th, 2026
As violence and displacement escalate across Sudan and the Horn of Africa, Darfur Women Action Group calls for urgent civilian protection, safe humanitarian access, and full support for the renewed UN Fact-Finding Mission to advance accountability.
DWAG Tells World Leaders “Don’t Let the People of Sudan Die in Silence”
Niemat Ahmadi addressed escalating drone attacks against civilians in Sudan at a UK-organized ministerial side event during UNGA 81. She called for urgent international action to protect civilians and frontline responders, strengthen accountability, expand the arms embargo, and support atrocity prevention.
Another Deadly Drone Attack in Ed Damazine, Blue Nile
Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) condemns escalating drone attacks in Ed Damazine, Blue Nile state, that have killed and wounded civilians and threaten further displacement. DWAG warns that continued violence risks wider regional instability.
Sudanese Armed Forces’ Drone Attacks Kill At Least Thirty-Seven in North Darfur
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, news broke that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) launched a drone strike in the North Darfur region – allegedly targeted at the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – resulting in an indiscriminate and devastating loss of civilian life.
Sudan Update: June 27 – July 9, 2026.
Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) welcomes recent UN findings confirming genocide in El Fasher and an urgent investigation into escalating atrocities in El Obeid. As civilians face siege, drone attacks, sexual violence, and starvation, DWAG calls for immediate civilian protection, international protection forces, humanitarian access, expanded arms embargoes, and accountability.
European Union Calls for Accountability for UAE’s Enabled Crimes in Sudan
The Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) welcomes the European Parliament’s resolution condemning atrocities in Sudan and calling for a ceasefire, humanitarian access, and accountability.
Congress and Advocates Call on NBA to End Emirates Partnership as UAE Fuels Genocide in Sudan
Refugees International, Members of Congress, and Sudanese diaspora advocates are calling on the NBA to end its Emirates partnership until the UAE stops supporting the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. In a virtual press briefing, Congressman Jim McGovern and representatives from leading advocacy organizations discuss.
Sudanese Women Leaders Demand Protection, Peace, Justice
The Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) convened 50+ representatives of women-led organizations from across Sudan and the diaspora to develop a unified agenda for peace, justice, and accountability. Participants called for civilian protection, an immediate ceasefire, and women’s meaningful leadership in all peace and justice efforts, affirming that sustainable peace in Sudan cannot be achieved without women at the table.
Over a Hundred Killed as RSF Launches a Deadly Military Escalation
The Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) condemns escalating RSF attacks across Darfur and Kordofan that have killed dozens of civilians, including women and children. DWAG calls for urgent civilian protection, humanitarian assistance, independent investigations, and accountability for all perpetrators.
Sudan’s Escalating Atrocities Demand Urgent Protection, Humanitarian Access, and Accountability
The Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) is deeply alarmed by the latest wave of violence, repression, starvation, and destruction unfolding across Sudan. Civilians continue to be killed and displaced by drone strikes and fighting.