Combating Poverty Amid Conflicts: Regional Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty, Social Welfare and Prioritized Human Security in Sudan

The OLS and logit models were employed to investigate the impact of conflict and women’s empowerment on poverty, using income-based and multidimensional measures. The findings show poverty is rooted in regional marginalization and prolonged conflict, with the highest peace deprivation in Darfur (1.00) and Khartoum (0.65). Women’s mobility is highest in Darfur (86%), reflecting postconflict realities. Conflict correlates with increases of 21% in nominal income due to inflation and war economies, 69% in multidimensional poverty and 38% in income poverty. These findings highlight the limits of income-based poverty measures and support antipoverty strategies grounded in human security and the HDP nexus. JEL Code: I32, J16, O15, D74