Sudan’s collapse, carried on local shoulders
As systems fail, aid workers navigate chaos. Ahead of World Humanitarian Day, their #ActForHumanity in Sudan defies despair.
Sudan is on the verge of collapse and mass famine. Millions are displaced within and outside the nation’s borders. Young children especially are starving to death in its cities, villages, and displacement camps.
Image: Islamic Relief coordinating aid distributions in a displacement camp. More than 8.8 million people are displaced within and outside Sudan.
Cholera cases continue to spread across Sudan. Currently, there have been recorded 101,450 cholera cases and 2,515 deaths across 133 localities since the nationwide outbreak.
Approximately 80% of hospitals are non-operational, lacking basic utilities and supplies, worsening the health crisis.
IR Sudan are responding to the outbreak in coordination with the Ministry of Health.
World Food Programme and UNICEF warns of famine in Sudan, based on the confirmation by the Famine Review Committee.
FCR reported famine in Zamzam camp. Located in Sudan’s North Darfur Region, it shelters more than 400,000 displaced people.
The FRC warns that other parts of Sudan risk famine if concerted action is not taken, with many more dying of hunger and related conditions like malnutrition and infection.
Already burdened by conflict and famine, natural disasters have deepened Sudan’s humanitarian emergency, straining aid efforts and endangering vulnerable communities.
On Sunday, 31 August 2025, a landslide in Sudan’s western Darfur flattened the mountain village of Tarasin, with 370 people found dead so far.
In 2024, severe flooding across Sudan affected over 491,000 people in 15 states, displacing more than 143,000 and causing at least 69 deaths and 112 injuries.
The floods destroyed over 35,500 homes and damaged nearly 45,000 more, while also triggering a cholera outbreak with 2,900 reported cases and 112 deaths.
Hard-hit areas include North and South Darfur, Northern State, Kassala, and River Nile, where infrastructure damage, crop loss, and isolation of villages have compounded humanitarian needs.
After more than 16 months of conflict, Sudan faces the worst levels of acute food insecurity in its history.
8.5 million people face emergency levels of hunger. While more than 755,000 people are in catastrophic conditions.
Children are dying of hunger. More than 3.4 million children are now reported to be acutely malnourished. Many families are eating just a few mouthfuls of sorghum a day.
Sudan also represents the largest displacement crisis in the world, with over 10 million people displaced, inside and outside of Sudan. More than 8 million displaced internally, and over 2 million crossing borders into neighbouring countries.
Worse still, since June, more than 442,600 people have been affected by flooding, with at least 124,600 people displaced.
The heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding are worsening the difficulty of thousands of other vulnerable and acutely food insecure people. It is compounding their suffering, lack of safety and access to lifesaving assistance and services.
Humanitarian needs remain dire throughout Sudan. Armed fighting continues to escalate. Households are displaced multiple times due to continued insecurity and widespread flooding.
Images: Displaced families and individuals in Sudan. Today, many live in IDP camps such as Salman Al-Farisi in Sinnar state
Our staff in Sudan are providing ongoing relief for the crisis in 3 areas: Khartoum State, North Kordofan and Al Jazirah State.
In addition, the number of deaths caused by hunger, disease, and lack of basic services, could raise the number far higher. Your donation will be life-saving and provides crucial access to:
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