News Monitor
Since 15 April 2023, more than 11 million people have been forced to flee their homes. Some end up in camps – but most are sheltering in the homes of families living in the country’s largest cities.
Four imbalances explain the global deterioration - hard power overwhelming diplomacy, civilians bearing the brunt of war, climate crisis adding to humanitarian need, and economic inequality.
More than 20,000 Sudanese crossed into South Sudan last week – tripling the number of daily arrivals on previous weeks. Since Saturday, there have been an additional 7,000–10,000 new arrivals daily.
Renewed clashes are compromising deliveries, including at Zamzam, which has come under fire recently, disrupting voucher distributions. The unrest has also delayed the arrival of more life-saving aid.
Since the first suspected case was reported on 5 November, the number of people affected has risen significantly, placing an immense strain on the limited response to date.
The attack has created a living nightmare for the displaced people, with panic, mass displacement and casualties as young as four years old who have sustained severe injuries.
The medical supplies, including antibiotics to treat bacterial infections such as pneumonia, landed at Damazine Airport after government approvals to use three airports in Sudan for aid deliveries.
More than 700 trucks carrying food aid are on route to communities across Sudan, including 14 locations that WFP categorizes as “hotspots” due to the severity of food insecurity and famine risk.
Eight kitchens are providing two hot meals a day for 10,000 people in Zamzam camp, south of Al-Fasher, which has witnessed severe fighting, disrupting supplies and forcing tens of thousands from home.
Eight kitchens are providing two hot meals a day for 10,000 people in Zamzam camp, south of Al-Fasher, which has witnessed severe fighting, disrupting supplies and forcing tens of thousands from home.
Many suffered gunshot, blast and shrapnel wounds. Doctors are also concerned about the spike in children arriving severely malnourished at one of the last functioning hospitals in south Khartoum.
Many suffered gunshot, blast and shrapnel wounds. Doctors are also concerned about the spike in children arriving severely malnourished at one of the last functioning hospitals in south Khartoum.
Many suffered gunshot, blast and shrapnel wounds. Doctors are also concerned about the spike in children arriving severely malnourished at one of the last functioning hospitals in south Khartoum.
Data shows 57% of the population will be acutely food insecure through the 2025 lean season as economic pressures, climate extremes, and the effects of Sudan's war drive worsening hunger.
More than 90% of both all-cause and violent deaths in Khartoum State went unrecorded, suggesting the death toll in other regions is also significantly higher than recorded figures.
As childhood vaccinations in Sudan have dropped to dangerously low rates since the conflict erupted, health partners have been working on a series of campaigns to stop the outbreak in its tracks.
Parties to the conflict have escalated the use of airstrikes and shelling in the last month, with civilians bearing the brunt. The death toll has been rising, as well as the impact on livelihoods.
The 1954 Convention regulates the status of stateless people and ensures their access to fundamental rights, while the 1961 Convention offers carefully detailed safeguards to prevent statelessness.
The influx of people arriving in overcrowded conditions with limited access to clean water and sanitation has amplified the risk of cholera transmission in both transit centers and host communities.
The launch follows the arrival of the first consignment of 186,000 doses of the malaria vaccines. The vaccinations will begin immediately, benefitting more than 148,000 children under 12 months.
WFP is urgently appealing to donors to provide early funding for next year’s operations so the food agency can preposition food to prevent spiralling operational costs and hunger through 2025.