Sudan — humanitarian situation

Sudan's protracted conflict continues to drive severe humanitarian deterioration, with new displacement reported in Heiban, South Kordofan, amid ongoing hostilities, and a disease outbreak recorded in the Tawila camps of North Darfur SI. Health infrastructure remains under direct threat, with attacks on health care facilities and personnel documented across multiple contexts during August (Insecurity Insight), compounding an already fragile service environment. WHO reported supporting over 102,544 consultations through hospitals and primary health care facilities in August and distributing 10.32 metric tons of medical supplies to prevent stockouts WHO. Food security conditions remain among the most acute globally. FEWS NET warns that Emergency (IPC Phase 4) conditions will persist through the lean season across Greater Darfur, Greater Kordofan, and Blue Nile, driven by conflict, poor rains, and economic collapse, with Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) risk in specific areas of North Darfur (Um Baru, Kernoi, At-Tiné), South Kordofan (Dilling, Kadugli), and North Kordofan (El-Obeid and surrounding areas) FEWS NET. WFP described Sudan as facing "one of the world's largest hunger crises," underscoring continued large-scale need for emergency food assistance and school feeding support for children. Protection and displacement concerns persist alongside these food and health emergencies, with community feedback mechanisms across the region, including Sudan, highlighting displaced populations' priority needs and information gaps UNHCR. Child protection remains a concern, with cash-based protection programming being scaled through new EU/ECHO-backed funding mechanisms applicable to humanitarian settings including Sudan (Save the Children). Funding remains a critical constraint against this backdrop of escalating need. The Republic of Korea's USD 5 million contribution to WFP will support emergency food assistance for 365,000 people and school meals for 23,000 children, described explicitly as arriving "at a critical moment" for populations struggling to meet food needs