The UN and the crisis in Sudan (Jan-Jun 2026)

30 June

• UN relief chief sounds alarm over escalating violence in Sudan’s North Kordofan (OCHA)
• Sudan: Human Rights Council to hold urgent debate on 3 July on the human rights situation in and around El Obeid (OHCHR)

26 June

• WFP warns assault on Sudan’s El Obeid area threatens to deepen the country’s hunger crisis (WFP)

25 June

• UN / SUDAN ENVOY PRESSER (UNifeed)

23 June

• UN report documents widespread and brutal use of sexual violence in Sudan (OHCHR)

22 June

• Sudan: Drone attacks endanger civilians and shut down critical services in El Obeid (UN News)

20 June

• Sudan: Security Council warns of mass atrocity risk in El Obeid (UN News)
• Security Council Press Statement on Sudan (UNSC)

19 June

• UN / SUDAN SITUATION UPDATE (UNifeed)

18 June

• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on Sudan (OSSG)
• Sudan: Imminent offensive on El Obeid must be halted – Türk warns of catastrophic impact on civilians (OHCHR)
• Who are the women working on the frontlines of Sudan war’s sexual violence epidemic? (UN Women)
• OHCHR / SUDAN CIVILIANS IMPACT (OHCHR)

17 June

• “Women are in fear day and night”: Untold numbers suffer conflict-related sexual violence as crisis grips South Sudan (UNFPA)

15 June

• Sudan: Arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances fueling civilian protection crisis, UN Fact-Finding Mission says (OHCHR)
• Over 400,000 Chadians Return from Sudan, IOM Urges Stronger Support (IOM)
• Deputy High Commissioner Dabo: Sudan cannot be forgotten (OHCHR)

11 June

• A Sudanese family’s journey to safety (OCHA)

10 June

• UNICEF: All Sudanese students must have equal opportunity to sit national exams wherever they are (UNICEF)

2 June

• UNFPA / SUDAN MEDICAL FACILITY DESTRUCTION (UNifeed)

17 May

• When the grid goes dark, sunlight can power farms, clinics and schools by UNDP Sudan (UNDP)

15 May

• Risk of Famine Continues to Stalk Families in Sudan as Hunger Deepens (WFP)
• Risk of Famine persists as nearly 19.5 million people face acute food insecurity in Sudan (WFP/FAO/UNICEF)
• UN / SUDAN FAMINE RISK (UNifeed)

14 May

• Sudan: Acute Food Insecurity Situation (IPC)
• War photographer Giles Clarke: We mustn’t turn away from Sudan’s suffering (UN News)

12 May

• Sudan Humanitarian Update (March – April 2026) (OCHA)
• Banjul Joint Declaration on Sudan (OHCHR)

11 May

• Türk issues high alert on widening Sudan conflict amid increased use of drones (OHCHR)
• OHCHR / SUDAN ARMED DRONES USE (UNifeed)

5 May

• Education or food? Funding shortfalls force Sudanese refugees in Egypt to ‘make very difficult decisions’ (UN News)

3 May

• UNMAS Sudan Factsheet (January – March 2026) (UNMAS)

30 April

• UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2026 awarded to the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (UNESCO)

29 April

• Sudan: Restoring life-saving services for returning families in Aj Jazirah (OCHA)

28 April

• Darfur: Two decades on, a new generation of children faces ‘horrific violence’ (UN News)
• Child Alert: 20 years on, children under threat in Darfur (UNICEF)
• “Children in Darfur have reached a breaking point” (UNICEF)
• Hunger intensifies in South Sudan as 7.8 million people face high acute food insecurity and 2.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition (WFP)

17 April

• UN / SUDAN POPULATION FUND PRESSER (UNifeed)

15 April

• UNHCR’s Salih urges civilian protection and sustained support as escalation in Lebanon continues (UNHCR)
• The Sudan war at three: The price a nation is paying (UNDP)
• Darfur’s survivors of a war #3YearsTooLong (OCHA)
• Five things you should know about Sudan’s food crisis (FAO)
• Three years on: from fleeing Sudan’s conflict to finding safety and purpose in Chad (UNHCR)
• UNESCO stands by the people of Sudan as it enters its fourth year of war (UNESCO)
• ‘Sudan is an atrocities laboratory’, UN aid chief tells Berlin conference (UN News)

14 April

• Sudan’s humanitarian workers continue to show up for their people (OCHA)
• I recently returned to Sudan where an environmental crisis threatens to sicken and kill long after the bullets stop flying (UNEP)
• Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Denise Brown (RCO)
• After three years of conflict, Sudan faces a deeper health crisis (WHO)
• UN Human Rights expert on Sudan renews calls for dialogue, accountability as conflicts enters fourth year (OHCHR)
• UN Relief Chief: Three years on, Sudan remains a test the world is failing (OCHA)
• At least 245 child casualties in Sudan in the first 90 days of 2026 (UNICEF)
• Aid System Under Pressure as Needs Continue to Grow Three Years into Sudan War (IOM)
• OHCHR: UN Human Rights expert on Sudan renews calls for dialogue, accountability as conflicts enters fourth year (OHCHR)
• War has set Sudan’s economy back more than 30 years and extreme poverty could hit 60%, new analysis warns (UNDP)
• Three years of war: Sudan’s people abandoned and hungry (WFP)
• Sudan’s war on women: The number of people in need of sexual violence support quadruples as abuse of women and girls becomes the blueprint of war, three years on (UN Women)
• On third anniversary of conflict, UN and ACHPR-AU Fact-Finding Missions jointly warn of escalating violence and heightened risk of further atrocity crimes (OHCHR)

13 April

• Aid System Under Pressure as Needs Continue to Grow Three Years into Sudan War (IOM)