Sudan - UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Updates

(Port Sudan, 6 May 2025) I am shocked and deeply concerned by intensifying drone attacks on civilian infrastructure in Port Sudan, the main humanitarian hub within Sudan. In the early morning hours...

HIGHLIGHTS IOM reports that about 406,300 people have been displaced from Zamzam camp, near Al Fasher, North Darfur State since 13 April 2025. Most of them are in Tawila (303,300 people), Al Fasher...

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OVERVIEW Between January and March 2025, humanitarian partners reached 8.6 million people in Sudan with at least one form of assistance, out of a target of 20.9 million. This includes 5.7 million...

HIGHLIGHTS Al Fasher and Zamzam experienced sustained artillery shelling, drone strikes, and ground assaults between 10 and 22 April. This resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths, including at least...

These challenges have severely disrupted existing humanitarian operations and exponentially increased the vulnerability of hundreds of thousands of people.

In March, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) regained control of large parts of Khartoum, including the Presidential Palace, the airport and key government buildings. The clashes over control of the...

HIGHLIGHTS Civilian deaths and mass displacement have been reported from Zamzam camp near Al Fasher in North Darfur following reports that groups affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces have taken...

Eastern Africa continues to experience multiple humanitarian crises driven by ongoing conflicts, political instability, economic shocks, disease outbreaks, and severe climate events such as droughts...

(Port Sudan, 15 April 2025) Today marks two years since conflict erupted in Sudan — a tragedy that continues to unfold before our eyes, leaving a trail of devastation and despair. In these two years,...

More than 100 people, including more than 20 children, are feared dead, and the deaths of at least nine humanitarians - killed while on a mission to support the most vulnerable - have been confirmed.

HIGHLIGHTS Al Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, has been under siege since May 2024. Violent clashes occur almost daily in Al Fasher, Dar As Salam, Kebkabiya and Kutum localities between the...

HIGHLIGHTS Humanitarian organizations are scaling up their response in Khartoum State to assist vulnerable people in areas that have become newly accessible. Dire humanitarian conditions persist in...

Sudan | 2024 | CBPF Sudan, North Darfur. Al-Fateh Al-Kenzi, a 55-year-old teacher who fled El Fasher in June 2023 because of the war, found shelter at the Ketab Shakara School in Mellit. Life isn’t...

Sudan | 2024 | CBPF Sudan, Central Darfur state. Nemat Adam lives with her family, including her children and their grandparents, near Zalingei in central Darfur. Getting water was a daily chore. “We...

Sudan | 2024 | CBPF Sudan, Blue Nile state. “We arrived with nothing but the clothes we wore. We had no money to buy soap or water bottles,” explains Fatima Suleiman, who fled to Damazine with her...

Sudan | 2024 | CBPF Sudan, Kassala. Sara was pregnant and suffering from cholera when she left Aj-Jazirah state for Kassala, a gruelling and dangerous journey for anyone. After more than 20 months of...

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