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Geographic focus: Blue Nile State (Kurmuk, Geisan, Baw, Ed Damazine, Ar Roseires and surrounding gathering sites)
The Protection Cluster in Sudan is issuing this alert to draw urgent attention to the rapidly deteriorating protection and humanitarian situation in Blue Nile State, following recent conflict developments and large-scale displacement. Since late March 2026, hostilities linked to the capture of Kurmuk and Maqja, near the Ethiopian border, have triggered new waves of displacement, exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities among internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees from South Sudan, and host communities. Newly displaced populations are facing acute protection risks, including exposure to violence, gender-based violence (GBV), child protection violations, psychosocial distress, and lack of access to essential services, while humanitarian access remains constrained.
Immediate, coordinated, and well-resourced protection and multisectoral action is required to prevent further loss of life, mitigate protection risks, and uphold the rights and dignity of affected civilians.