- Intensifying fighting in Sudan has displaced at least another 200,000 people since late 2025, while destructive seasonal floods are compounding the humanitarian emergency, according to the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).
- In North Kordofan state, heavy fighting and drone strikes on El Obeid city’s main electrical transformer have triggered prolonged power outages, disrupting water pumping, health facilities and telecommunications.
- Displacement in Kordofan’s Sheikan district has surged 25 percent over the past eight months, according to the IOM.
- In Blue Nile, clashes in and near Geissan displaced 7,800 people, with some crossing into Ethiopia; in West Darfur, nearly 18,000 people were displaced in the first half of August.
- Heavy rainfall in North Darfur destroyed or damaged nearly 1,350 shelters, displacing over 1,000 families.
- In the last 72 hours, IOM has delivered 1,750 metric tons of humanitarian supplies, benefiting 110,750 people, with this expected to rise to over 400,000 in coming days.
- IOM Director General Amy Pope said, “The warning signs are impossible to ignore,” adding that families are fleeing violence, losing access to water, electricity and healthcare, and facing the added burden of destructive floods.
- The agency warned that relief access has been disrupted by ongoing delays in global supply chains, particularly through the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz.
Intensified fighting and seasonal floods have displaced over 200,000 people in Sudan's Kordofan region, according to the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM). The conflict, which erupted in April 2023, has resulted in at least 59,000 deaths and forced 14 million people from their homes.1
IOM Director General Amy Pope emphasized that “the warning signs are impossible to ignore”, as families face violence, loss of access to essential services, and the burden of destructive floods. In Kordofan's Sheikan district, displacement has surged 25 percent over the past eight months, with drone attacks disrupting electricity and water supply in the city of el-Obeid.39
The humanitarian crisis is exacerbated by seasonal flooding in North Darfur, where heavy rains have damaged nearly 1,350 homes and displaced over 1,000 families. The IOM reports that 8.6 million people have been internally displaced since the war began, with 4.2 million fleeing to neighboring countries. The agency has delivered 1,750 metric tons of humanitarian supplies to those in need, but ongoing violence and infrastructure attacks continue to hinder relief efforts.678
As the situation deteriorates, the IOM warns that 33.7 million people in Sudan require humanitarian assistance, highlighting the urgent need for international support to address this escalating crisis.
“IOM reports displacement in Sheikan district surged 25 percent in eight months, with drone strikes on el-Obeid's power transformer cutting water, hospital, and phone services. Relief access is further disrupted by supply chain delays via the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz.”
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