Sudan: UN Warns Conflict, Displacement and Cholera Are Deepening Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis

What the report says

AllAfrica, carrying a Dabanga report from Port Sudan dated 28 July 2026, reported that the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has warned Sudan’s humanitarian emergency is worsening because of continued fighting, large-scale displacement and a growing cholera outbreak. At a UN daily briefing, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq said rising insecurity and intercommunal violence in Darfur had forced more than 20,000 people from their homes in recent weeks, leaving many in urgent need of aid.

The report said the International Organization for Migration separately found that more than 2,500 people fled two villages in Ambro locality, North Darfur, between 20 and 23 July, with most crossing into Chad. The UN renewed calls for all parties to protect civilians and allow rapid, safe, sustained and unhindered humanitarian access, a recurring concern in Sudan’s conflict as aid groups struggle to reach displaced communities.

On public health, OCHA said Sudan had recorded more than 2,000 suspected cholera cases and 170 deaths since May, with Kordofan accounting for most infections. The UN and partners are supporting nearly 80 disease surveillance sites, 16 treatment centres and eight oral rehydration points, alongside prevention campaigns that have reached more than 270,000 people. OCHA also warned that the response is constrained by funding: the 2026 humanitarian appeal has received $1.1 billion, about 40% of the $2.9 billion requested.

Dabanga also reported that the International Committee of the Red Cross has trained 114 fighters from different military formations in Khartoum on international humanitarian law and held similar sessions with the Rapid Support Forces in Nyala. The ICRC said such engagement is aimed at protecting civilians, not granting political recognition.