Highlights
In December, authorities approved the use of two routes to reach Khartoum and its twin cities, Bahri and Omdurman. A WFP-led convoy of 28 trucks delivered food supplies for over 78,000 people in southern Khartoum for the first time since April 2023.
The Sudanese Agency for Relief and Humanitarian Operations (SARHO), affiliated to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), communicated new regulations that could restrict humanitarian access in areas controlled by the RSF in violation of its commitments in the Jeddah Declaration and Geneva talks.
Four UN staff members were killed by indiscriminate shelling and airstrikes.
Since the start of the conflict, more than 110 aid workers have been killed, wounded, kidnapped or remain missing or unaccounted in Sudan, according to aid workers security.
At least 512 attacks on health-care systems, mainly in conflict-affected areas, were identified by Insecurity Insight between April 2023 and November 2024.
Military Operations and Ongoing Hostilities Impeding Humanitarian
Operations
A planned crossline multi-agency convoy from Kosti to Al Obeid is indefinitely delayed due to the route being a conflict frontline. Furthermore, indiscriminate shelling and airstrikes in North Darfur have resulted in the interruption of critical services, including those supported by humanitarian organizations.
A substantial portion of humanitarian operations relies on unpaved roads due to widespread infrastructure damage and restricted movement along major roads. For instance, aid convoys crossing sandy terrain between Al-Dabbah in Northern State, Darfur and Kordofan states often experience delays lasting days or weeks.
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