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October 24, 2025 Humanitarian aid
More than 900 days of brutal conflict and famine have pushed millions of Sudanese to the brink of survival. Women and children bear the heaviest burden. According to the UN, Sudan is currently facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
Thousands of people are on the brink of death
More than 30 million people need urgent assistance, including 9.6 million forced from their homes and nearly 15 million children struggling to survive every day.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) issued a joint statement calling on the global community to pay attention to the "enormous suffering" faced by millions of Sudanese.
As fighting subsides in Khartoum and other parts of the country, approximately 2.6 million people are returning to their homes, destroyed, and without access to water, healthcare, or education.
The situation is exacerbated by outbreaks of cholera, dengue fever, and malaria, as well as rapidly spreading malnutrition, including among children. According to the IOM, thousands of people are at risk of death.
More than 260,000 civilians are under siege.
Over 260,000 people, including 130,000 children, remain besieged in the city of El Fasher, North Darfur. For over 16 months, they have been cut off from food, water, and medical care. The healthcare system has collapsed. Reports of killings, sexual violence, and forced recruitment into armed groups are growing.
"Children are suffering from malnutrition, are exposed to violence, and are dying from preventable diseases. Families are doing everything they can to survive, demonstrating incredible resilience in the face of unimaginable challenges," said UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban.
Lack of funding
Since the beginning of the year, 13.5 million people have received humanitarian aid in Sudan, but funding shortages are making the work of the UN and its partners increasingly difficult.
The $4.2 billion 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan is only 25 percent funded.
UN agencies confirm their readiness to continue their joint efforts to provide assistance to people across the country.
"The humanitarian community is ready to act, but it cannot do it alone. Urgent global support is needed to save lives and help communities recover," the agencies said in a statement.
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