Sudan

31 August 2023

Sennar state is hosting more than 291,600 newly displaced people because of the conflict. Most of them are staying with a host community or in rented accommodation. In IDP camps, there are shortages of food, a lack of security, and health risks, including a malaria outbreak, as shelters are flooded with rainwater. (Dabanga 27/08/2023, IOM 30/08/2023)

15 August 2023

The conflict that started on 15 April 2023 has highly affected education in Sudan. About 8.6 million children and young people need education assistance across the country, including approximately 6.9 million out-of-school children. Insecurity has closed many schools, mostly in Al Jazirah, Khartoum, South Darfur, West Darfur, and West Kordofan, and cancelled most national year-end exams. Nearly 90 schools in seven conflict-affected states are sheltering displaced people. As at 15 July, more than 1.7 million children had been displaced inside and outside Sudan, limiting their access to education. This contributes to the increasing protection risks that children have been facing during and before this conflict, including child labour and abuse, recruitment by armed groups, and early marriage. (UNICEF 03/08/2023, OCHA 17/05/2023, Reuters 10/08/2023)

27 July 2023

As at 26 July 2023, 272,000 people had been displaced to White Nile state, including 140,000 South Sudanese refugees escaping the conflict in Khartoum. The majority are staying with host communities and in camp-like settlements. They need food, shelter, healthcare, and WASH services. (IOM 01/08/2023, MSF 27/07/2023)

07 July 2023

Protection needs for teenage girls have increased since the start of the conflict on 15 April. At least 88 cases of rape were officially reported, mostly in Khartoum and Darfur regions, but the actual number is likely higher. There have been at least 4,400 estimated cases of gender-based violence since 15 April. (Save the Children 07/07/2023)

16 June 2023

More than 120,000 Sudanese people are trapped on the Egyptian border in Wadi Halfa city and are unable to receive the visas needed to enter Egypt. Most lost have lost their travel documents, such as passports, because of conflict or are unable to have them renewed after expiry. They need documentation assistance to seek asylum in Egypt. (AP 16/06/2023

06 June 2023

Escalating clashes between armed groups displaced more than 273,000 people from West Darfur state between 15 April and 2 June 2023. As at 5 June, the conflict had killed more than 440 people and injured 800 in the state since the start of fighting. Armed men have besieged El Geneina district, where most clashes are taking place. Hospitals and pharmacies have closed because of insecurity, and injured people are receiving treatment in their homes. Humanitarian organisations have been forced to relocate, and the delivery of food and other services is suspended. The prices of food items and other goods are soaring because of shortages in the markets.
El Geneina is facing power, communications, and water supply outages. Most displaced people try to leave for Chad, where more than 80,000 people have fled, but multiple checkpoints increase the risk of this journey. (IOM 06/06/2023, Dabanga 05/06/2023, Al Jazeera 03/06/2023)

29 May 2023

Insecurity and humanitarian access constraints continue to hamper the response to medical needs. Healthcare response continues to face a shortage of staff, as well as looting and attacks on facilities. An estimated 50 children in Mygoma Orphanage in Khartoum may have died as a result of a lack of medical attention, malnutrition, and dehydration. (Reuters 29/05/2023, MSF 26/05/2023)