Get Action! Petition for a Sudan Special Humanitarian Visa Pathway w/ The Sudan Advocacy Network Aotearoa's Fatima Sanussi: 17th June, 2026

Sudan has been suffering under a war between its army and the paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (or, RSF) for over three years now, with outside nations fueling the conflict.  

The nation is facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with over 33.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Widespread violence against civilians is ongoing - including systematic sexual violence against women and girls. The United Nations has identified hallmarks and indicators consistent with genocide, such as ethnically targeted violence and atrocity crimes.

However, advocates have pointed to a conspicuous absence of international attention to this crisis. In New Zealand, the Sudan Advocacy Network Aotearoa is petitioning the New Zealand Government to accept more refugees, both through the existing quota system and through the establishment of a Sudan Special Humanitarian Visa Pathway for Sudanese communities in Aotearoa who have direct or extended family members displaced and affected by the ongoing war in Sudan.

To learn more, producer Theo spoke with the Sudan Advocacy Network Aotearoa’s Fatima Sanussi.

If you’d like to sign this petition, you can find it on the ActionStation website, or through this link.