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SUDAN: Deterioration expected as Famine-affected areas face the lean season
As the conflict in Sudan enters its third year, more than 10 million people have been displaced, the economy is in crisis and essential water, sanitation, health services, and markets have been devastated.
Intense fighting continues to drive dire food security, health and nutrition conditions in Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan and severely restrict humanitarian access. Isolated communities in El Fasher and the Nuba Mountains still face extreme food shortages, very low access to basic services and overstretched social support systems.
Based on the latest evidence available, the food security and nutrition situation in Sudan is expected to significantly deteriorate during the lean season (July-September 2025). Concern is highest for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and people living in the famine-affected areas of North Darfur and South Kordofan and in other areas at risk of Famine in Greater Darfur and Kordofan as detected in the last IPC analysis published in December 2024.
The alarming levels of acute malnutrition recorded during the post-harvest season, combined with constrained access to treatment services, raise serious concerns for children during the lean season.
With road access set to worsen in the coming months, immediate political action and large-scale response are critical. Sustained delivery of food, nutrition, water and health assistance, and support to basic services and public infrastructure are essential to alleviate human suffering and prevent further loss of life.