Local events ⌖ #Humanitarian Affairs

The International Organization for Migration warned of worsening displacement in Kordofan, confirming that the number of newly displaced people has risen to more than 219,000 since the escalation of violence in October 2025.

Countries and human rights organizations have warned of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in El Obeid, amid drone strikes and the collapse of services, calling for the lifting of the blockade and ensuring access for aid.

The Red Cross and the Sudanese Red Crescent have stepped up their aid efforts in El Obeid and North Kordofan, providing food to tens of thousands and health and water support to displaced people as fighting escalates.

The World Food Programme has warned that its stocks in Sudan will run out by September, as fighting escalates around El Obeid, potentially displacing hundreds of thousands and worsening the hunger crisis.

Qatar expressed its concern over the escalating attacks on civilian facilities in El Obeid, calling for restraint and an inclusive Sudanese dialogue leading to sustainable peace.

Saudi Arabia affirmed before the Security Council that the solution to the Sudan crisis must be political, through a Sudanese-Sudanese process, with a ceasefire and the preservation of the country’s unity and institutions.

Egypt and the United States discussed developments in the Sudanese crisis, and stressed the importance of a humanitarian truce that would pave the way for a sustainable ceasefire and alleviate the suffering of civilians.

The Red Cross mourned a Sudanese Red Crescent volunteer who died while performing his duty in El Obeid, calling for the protection of humanitarian workers in Sudan.

Washington has asserted that "there is no military solution to this conflict."

The project requires the administration to identify those involved in war crimes and obstructing aid and to impose sanctions on them.

It renewed its call on all parties to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, and to facilitate rapid, safe, unhindered and sustainable access for humanitarian aid.

The United Nations renewed its call on all parties to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, and to facilitate unhindered access for humanitarian aid.