News Monitor
Acute food insecurity is to increase in magnitude and severity across 22 countries/territories; the spread of conflict, coupled with climate and economic stressors, is pushing millions to the brink.
While about half of the children are living in host communities, 18% of the other half are in displacement camps, 16% in informal settlements or out in the open, and 9% in cramped public buildings.
Unprecedented flooding has affected more than 81,300 people and displaced 46,500 people in the state. These numbers continue to rise and put vulnerable people at risk of diseases such as cholera.
The situation here in Sudan is catastrophic. There is simply no other way to put it. Hunger, disease and sexual violence are rampant. For the people of Sudan, this is a living nightmare, said Amy Popel
āThe world cannot stand by while Sudanās children face unspeakable horrors. We must act now to safeguard their future and uphold their right to safety and peace." Executive Director Catherine Russell
Families in Sudan are eating grass to survive in an escalating hunger crisis, with famine-levels of malnutrition spreading across half of Sudanās 18 states, said Save the Children.
The floods have affected 42 of South Sudan's 78 counties. Fifty-eight health facilities have been submerged in five counties and nearly 90 others are inaccessible, with about 15 main roads cut off.
Eighty percent of the record 163 million Africans facing acute food insecurity are in conflict-hit countries, including potentially 840,000 people confronting famine in Sudan, South Sudan, and Mali.
Without the immediate allocation of resources and a ceasefire, millions of people will see their conditions deteriorate to near catastrophe levels, or worse be simply left with no assistance at all.
The increasingly violent conflict, which started in April 2023, has made the delivery of healthcare - including reproductive care - increasingly challenging, putting mothers and children at risk.
South Sudan is now hosting more than half a million refugees across 30 locations, mainly in refugee camps in Maban, Jamjang, Wedweil, and Gorom. This figure has almost doubled since 2023.
About 2.8 million people in El Fasher in North Darfur have no option to escape or to access much-needed aid, said a group of NGOs working in Sudan. About 500,000 people are in famine-hit Zamzam camp.
Death rates from cholera outbreaks surge in Sudan and Nigeria as flooding, conflict hinder treatment
In Sudan, latest data shows a Case Fatality Rate of 3.1 deaths per 100 confirmed cases ā far above the 1% considered the minimum standard. The outbreak in Nigeria has a fatality rate of 2.9%.
āThe ongoing battle in greater Khartoum echoes the horror of the initial period of the conflict in April 2023, and could result in a large number of civilian casualties," warned Radhouane Nouicer.
The number of people in need of gender-based violence-related services has increased by 100% since the beginning of the crisis, up to 6.7 million by December 2023, and is estimated to be on the rise.
āThe battle for El Fasher has escalated significantly and we have documented increasing incidents of civilians being killed as a result of shelling and airstrikes by both the RSF and the SAFā - TĆ¼rk.
āThe battle for El Fasher has escalated significantly and we have documented increasing incidents of civilians being killed as a result of shelling and airstrikes by both the RSF and the SAFā - TĆ¼rk.
Uganda has received more than 100,000 asylum seekers since January 2024. Sudanese refugees now make up the largest proportion of the new arrivals, accounting for 36% of the total number.
In Aboutengue nearly 44,500 Sudanese refugees, the majority of whom are women and children, are facing severe cuts to food rations and poor living conditions due to a lack of adequate shelter.
MSF urges the UN and international stakeholders involved in negotiating broader humanitarian access to consider all options to deliver food and essential supplies in the area, including by airdrops.
MSF urges the UN and international stakeholders involved in negotiating broader humanitarian access to consider all options to deliver food and essential supplies in the area, including by airdrops.
Refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan are facing hunger and disease in South Sudan as humanitarian funding dries up, food rations are squeezed, and the cost of food soars.
In the Abyei Administrative Area, heavy rains have significantly disrupted the main supply route in southern Abyei, obstructing humanitarian access and delaying deliveries.
Thousands of children in eastern Sudan are at risk of cholera following a major outbreak caused by widespread flooding, contaminated water and a decimated health system after 16 months of conflict.