Sudan — humanitarian situation

Sudan's conflict, ongoing since April 2023, continues to drive large-scale displacement and humanitarian needs across multiple states. Heightened drone strikes have been reported across Darfur, Kordofan, Khartoum, and Blue Nile, creating a highly volatile security environment (WFP). The conflict has generated displacement from rural areas of North, South, and West Kordofan, as well as from Al Fasher in North Darfur, with populations self-settling in towns such as El Obeid (CCCM Cluster). Action Against Hunger reports that 30.4 million people are in need of assistance across the country, out of a total population of 50.4 million. In North Kordofan's Sheikan locality, two major displacement sites have formed in El Obeid town: Tagat and Al Mina Al Bari, the latter recognized by local authorities in mid-2023 after displaced populations occupied a former bus station (CCCM Cluster). Tagat sits in a flood-prone area surrounded by natural wadis that function as drainage channels, heightening flooding risks, and currently lacks any formal site management or coordination structure (CCCM Cluster). Access to basic services remains severely constrained at both locations. Food insecurity has reached critical levels in multiple areas. WFP assisted 3.4 million people in May 2026, delivering in-kind assistance to 1.9 million and cash-based transfers to 1.3 million people. Of particular concern, WFP reached 680,000 people in areas projected to be at risk of famine, representing 88 percent of the 771,000 food-insecure people in those locations. The operational environment remains extremely challenging, with assistance efforts hampered by active conflict and insecurity across affected regions. Action Against Hunger supported 753,246 people in the previous year, focusing on food, water, shelter, and healthcare provision to displaced populations attempting to maintain stability and dignity amid ongoing crisis conditions.