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Humanitarian group head urges nations to step up Sudan aid

Season 2026 Episode 30 | 5m 43s

The United Nations says Sudan’s civil war is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. For a look at the effect this war has had on the people, as well as next steps, Nick Schifrin speaks with Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, who just returned from Sudan.

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