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

HIGHLIGHTS Middle East conflict compounds Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, disrupting supplies, raising fuel and food costs, delaying aid and worsening hunger. Sudan’s war enters fourth year, with...

Purpose & Applicability Humanitarian action in Sudan can only take place in strict adherence to the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence. The Joint Operating...

After fleeing violence in Al Fasher, 17-year-old Doha arrived in Tawila, North Darfur, with her family after a three-day journey. Like hundreds of thousands of others, they sought safety in a rapidly...

Eastern Africa continues to face life-threatening risks, driven by conflict, drought, floods, and disease outbreaks with an estimated 53.2¹ million people in need. In addition, the Gulf crisis is...

Crisis overview As we enter 2026, the people of Sudan have lived through close to three years of ferocious conflict. Families have been robbed of their homes and loved ones. Communities in the worst...

As delivered Thank you, Commissioner [Hadja] Lahbib, and thank you to our hosts. As you have heard from the Secretary-General and others, this conference marks a grim and chastening milestone for us...

Tomorrow marks three years of war in Sudan. Three years in which a country of immense promise has been torn apart. Nearly 34 million people – or almost two out of every three people – need...

The Reserve Allocation, supported by the US contribution to the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) and aligned with the Humanitarian Coordinator’s vision, aims to rapidly scale up life-saving,...

OVERVIEW The 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan is based on a comprehensive, countrywide inter-sectoral analysis of needs in Sudan. In 2026, 33.7 million people require humanitarian assistance...

Click here to access the interactive Regional Cash and Voucher Assistance Dashboard Key Messages – Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) in Eastern Africa Cash and Voucher Assistance remains a central...

Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) in Eastern Africa disbursed US$176.4 million across seven countries in the fourth quarter of 2025 through 183 organizations, reflecting the sustained scale of...

In the third quarter of 2025, Eastern Africa’s Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) response disbursed US$151.1 million across seven countries through 143 organizations, reaching 6.3 million people...

HIGHLIGHTS Drone strikes and escalating violence in Kordofan are increasing civilian casualties, damaging civilian infrastructure, deepening needs, hindering humanitarian access, driving displacement...

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5th revision – Updated based on the new regional approach to transfer value setting, November 2025 Regional MEB Approach – as per CWG Decision November 2025 The CWG has endorsed a regional approach...

For 47-year-old Ali Adam Mohammed, life in Daba Naira camp, Tawila, North Darfur, has been shaped by scarce water. He arrived two years ago, joining tens of thousands of displaced people living in...

When Shadia Yousif Bakheit fled her home in Khartoum State due to the ongoing Sudan conflict, she arrived in Lagawa camp in East Darfur State’s capital, Al Daein, exhausted and unwell. “My child and...

Thank you, Madam President, Nearly three years have passed since this war began - more than one thousand days in which violence has spread relentlessly, humanitarian needs have deepened, and...

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The Eastern Africa region is home to some of the world’s most severe and complex humanitarian crises, with an estimated 48.5 million people - around 20 per cent of the global caseload - in need of...