IDP camp in Port Sudan. UN expresses alarm over ongoing population displacement in Sudan Humanitarian assistance
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expresses concern about the impact of escalating violence on civilians, especially in the Kordofan region and North Darfur state.
In Southern Kordofan state, the humanitarian situation in the besieged towns of Dilling and Kadugli continues to deteriorate, with both towns isolated, supplies rapidly dwindling, and prices for food and other essential goods soaring.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that civilians who managed to escape the towns are arriving in several other settlements in the Kordofan region and the White Nile state. IOM also confirms that displacement continues in North Kordofan State.
Conflict and instability are also causing people to flee North Darfur, including across the border into Chad.
Earlier this week, Sudanese authorities confirmed that they had extended permission to use the Adre border crossing for humanitarian supplies until the end March.
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher welcomed the news, again expressing gratitude to the Sudanese and Chadian authorities. He stressed that ensuring continued access across the border is critical to saving lives.