Launch of new findings from the Sudan Welfare Monitoring Survey (World Bank)

The World Bank’s Sudan Welfare Monitoring Survey (WMS), funded by the STARS Trust Fund, has been calling households in Sudan since October 2024, swiftly capturing shifts in displacement, assets, food security, mental health, education and employment. This data seeks to inform policy priorities and project design by the World Bank and other development actors. 

Waves 1 to 3 of this survey focused on non-displaced as well as internally displaced Sudanese nationals to reflect the growing impact of the ongoing conflict. In collaboration with UNHCR, Wave 4 introduced refugees as an additional stratum, in an effort to address the growing challenges faced by refugees who have fled neighboring countries to seek asylum inside Sudan. Funding from the World Bank UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement supported Wave 4 data collection.

Key findings of the survey and the WB-UNHCR policy note are accessible here: Sudan Welfare Monitoring Survey

For more information, please contact: Franck Adoho, World Bank, [email protected]; Masud Rahman, UNHCR, [email protected]