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Highlights
▪ Humanitarian operations in Sudan continue to face significant challenges due to ongoing conflict. Fighting persists across multiple states, including Khartoum, Al Jazirah, Kordofan, White Nile, Darfur, and Sennar, with recent military offensives and displacement further straining humanitarian efforts. In North Darfur, heavy artillery attacks on Zamzam IDP camp killed dozens and forced thousands to flee. In East and South Darfur, authorities have suspended most humanitarian activities except for life-saving health and water services. Inter-tribal clashes in East Darfur have displaced over 400 households, and growing reports of targeted abductions in Adila, Abu Karinka, and Nyala towns in South Darfur are raising serious protection concerns.
▪ The discovery of mass graves in eastern Libya, linked to human trafficking operations, highlights the extreme dangers faced by refugees and migrants along desert routes, where they are subjected to violence, exploitation, and abuse.
▪ UNHCR and WFP have warned of an impending shortage of emergency aid for the increasing number of Sudanese refugees in the Central African Republic (CAR). A recent press release calls for urgent support to sustain access to basic services and livelihood opportunities. Funding shortfalls are already affecting critical sectors such as WASH, with water access in Korsi falling well below international standards due to halted infrastructure projects.
▪ Refugees in Chad and Egypt are finding new opportunities to use their skills and build their futures. In Egypt, two refugees from Sudan and South Sudan recently travelled to Italy to work in the shipbuilding sector through the “Labor Corridors for Refugees” programme, which helps match refugee skills with job opportunities. In Chad, refugee doctors are going through certification processes to be able to work in the local healthcare system. These efforts show how recognizing skills and creating job opportunities can help refugees support themselves while also filling important labour gaps in their host and destination countries.