Since the 2023 escalation between the army and the RSF, tens of thousands have died and about 11 million have been displaced, contributing to what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

The fighting and blockades have severely limited humanitarian access, deepening hunger and displacement across the country.

More than 160,000 people, predominantly women and children, are housed in two refugee camps in the Nuba mountains of South Kordofan, with thousands of new arrivals weekly.

Aid deliveries by local NGOs and convoys have faced obstacles but have reached roughly 100,000 people through distributions to the camps.

Families are surviving on leaves and animal feed, underscoring the severity of the crisis beyond simple food shortages.

About half of Sudan’s population is reported to be hungry, highlighting the broad, nationwide impact of the crisis.

Warning fromJan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council of a potential mass mortality risk in Kadugli and Dilling as militias block aid and supply routes.

Access restrictions due to ongoing fighting in Nord-Darfur hinder reliable data, suggesting conditions may be worse than current figures indicate.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reports that famine conditions are spreading in Sudan's North Darfur state, with two additional towns affected as hunger thresholds are exceeded in Nord-Darfur.

IPC experts project that around 20 more areas in Darfur and neighboring Kordofan are at risk of famine, expanding the potential scope of hunger across the region.

Overall, IPC data indicate that more than a dozen locations in Darfur and adjacent areas are moving toward or already in famine-like conditions, signaling a widening crisis.

In Kadugli, hunger is reported amid supply line cuts by the RSF, though the exact number of residents in the besieged city remains unknown.