Latest updates on country situation
05 August 2025
One year after famine (IPC phase 5) was confirmed in Zamzam camp in August 2024, an estimated 740,000 people trapped in El Fasher face starvation. By 5 August, roads remained blocked, cutting off food aid. Food prices have surged by over 400%, with some families resorting to fodder and waste. Markets and health services are largely non-functional. (WFP 05/08/2025, AJ 06/08/2025, ACJPS 31/07/2025)
29 July 2025
By July 2025, around 380,000 people had been displaced in Tawila (North Darfur), with outbreaks of cholera, measles, malaria, and trauma cases increasing. Most households are only able to have one meal a day, and only 10% have access to safe drinking water. Aid operations are overstretched and unable to meet growing health and nutrition needs. (ECHO 25/07/2025, OCHA 22/07/2025)
29 July 2025
Until 25 July 2025, the city of Kadugli in South Kordofan was still inaccessible to humanitarian aid as the last supply route was blocked. 96% of displaced families were struggling to meet their basic needs, and 75% had at least one malnourished child. Authorities have suspended 30 national and three international NGOs, further restricting humanitarian access. (ECHO 25/07/2025)
22 July 2025
Over 1,300 cholera cases were confirmed in Tawila town, North Darfur, in the week from 14–20 July 2025. The area hosts hundreds of thousands of people displaced from April’s Zamzam camp attack. Overcrowded conditions, limited access to clean water, and overstretched health services are driving the rapid spread of the disease as the rainy season begins. (UN 21/07/2025, Radio Tamazuj 22/07/2025)
15 July 2025
Between 10–13 July, at least 300 civilians across multiple villages in North Kordofan state have been killed in armed attacks. Coordinated attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted communities surrounding the city of Bara, where arson and looting have been reported. In Shag Alnom, over 200 people were reportedly shot or burned to death, while at least 84 more were killed in Hilat Hamid and neighbouring villages, including women and children.
The scale and brutality of the attacks mark one of the deadliest incidents in Sudan’s ongoing conflict, which has displaced more than 13 million people and significantly constrained humanitarian access. Many of the affected villages were hosting displaced families who lacked adequate shelter, with limited protection or basic services. North Kordofan has increasingly become a frontline zone between Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The violence raises concerns about further displacement, rising civilian casualties, and worsening access for humanitarian responders. (UNICEF 15/07/2015, UN News 15/07/2025, Africa news 15/07/2025)
01 July 2025
On 21 June 2025, an air strike on Al Mujlad Hospital in West Kordofan killed more than 40 people, including six children, five healthcare workers, and a volunteer female doctor affiliated with the Emergency Response Rooms. The hospital, the only functioning health facility in the area, hosted a crucial dialysis unit recently equipped with new machines, making it a vital resource in the region. The strike occurred near frontline combat zones, underscoring the high risk to civilian infrastructure amid sustained conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. The loss of this facility deprives tens of thousands, including children and patients with chronic illnesses of critical care. This attack follows a broader pattern that has left Sudan’s health system in collapse, with over 70% of hospitals nonfunctional in key conflict zones. Millions increasingly face diseases, injuries, and maternal health risks without reliable access to care. (The Guardian 24/06/2025, IRC accessed 01/07/2025, ERR | Facebook 21/06/2025)
24 June 2025
Between 18–21 June 2025, renewed violence and worsening economic conditions displaced around 1,300 people from Abu Shouk IDP camp and Al Fasher town, North Darfur. Most were displaced within Al Fasher, while others moved to Al Serief and Tawila localities. The displaced families currently face urgent needs, including shelter, food, WASH, and protection assistance. (IOM 22/06/2025)
current crises
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Sudan
These crises have been identified through the INFORM Severity Index, a tool for measuring and comparing the severity of humanitarian crises globally.
SDN001 - Complex crisis
Last updated 23/07/2025
Drivers
International Displacement
Conflict/ Violence
Political/economic crisis
Crisis level
Country
Severity level
4.7 Very High
Access constraints
5.0
Analysis products
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Sudan
31 July 2025
Sudan: Protection Risk Analysis 2025
DOCUMENT / PDF / 441 KB
This report highlights eight key protection risks identified as the most severe in 2025 by responders, with special focus on at-risk population groups, high-risk areas, and information gaps. It also aims to delve into the dynamics of each protection risk in 2025.
24 June 2025
Sudan: Anticipated effects of the 2025 rainy season on malnutrition drivers in Darfur
DOCUMENT / PDF / 473 KB
This report aims to examine how the 2025 rainy season is expected to affect malnutrition drivers in Darfur, a region already facing critical levels of malnutrition, food insecurity, displacement, and health system collapse.
23 May 2025
Sudan: risk of continued drone strikes on Port Sudan
DOCUMENT / PDF / 2 MB
On 4 May 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a series of drone strikes on Port Sudan, the administrative and humanitarian hub of the country since the beginning of the armed conflict in April 2023. The aerial attacks with loitering munitions lasted six consecutive days until 9 May.
29 April 2025
Sudan: Displacement from Zamzam Camp
DOCUMENT / PDF / 729 KB
On 11 April, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) conducted a three-day assault on Zamzam camp, the largest camp for displaced people in Sudan, located in North Darfur, around 15km south of El Fasher City, resulting in the displacement of at least 406,265 (81%) of the camp’s inhabitants.