UNICEF Sudan Humanitarian Flash Update (North Darfur and Kordofan Crisis) - 10 November 2025

Highlights

North Darfur

To date, 89,000 people have been displaced from Al Fasher city and its surrounding areas; conditions remain dire with heightened protection risks for children, including family separation and gender-based violence.

In Tawila, overcrowded settlement sites face critical gaps in shelter, food, water, and health services. With UNICEF support:

Daily water trucking and chlorination have reached over 57,000 people, new latrines have been built serving 1,500 new arrivals, hygiene promotion and menstrual hygiene management support has reached 2,500 people, including 600 women, 2,100 students have received handwashing soap.

Over 3,160 children have been screened for malnutrition; 1,195 have been treated. Over 1,780 patients (over 580 children under five) received medical consultations and treatment. Measles and suspected dengue and cholera cases have been reported.

Psychosocial support has reached 223 children, 7,715 children have received learning materials, and 4,750 newly displaced children have been integrated into Safe Learning Spaces.

Kordofan

Intensified attacks have driven displacement of nearly 39,000 people to date, with an estimated 2,000 people fleeing from Bara town and nearby villages between 7 and 9 November.

Health facilities are overwhelmed, education is disrupted, and mental health needs are increasing due to trauma and uncertainty. With UNICEF support,

Mobile clinics have screened over 1,100 children, with 31 treated for malnutrition. Supplies for Severe Acute Malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies are secured for three months.

Access to safe water has expanded to over 33,500 people across five localities and hygiene kits and awareness campaigns have reached thousands, including cholera-affected areas.

Psychosocial support has reached over 430 children and women, four unaccompanied children have been reunified with families, and case management and recreational activities are ongoing.

Situation Update

North Darfur: Displacement from Al Fasher city and its surroundings continues, with a total of 89,0002 people displaced to date. Between 5 to 8 November 2025 alone, an estimated 7,000 people fled from Al Fasher city to locations including Tawila, Melit, and Saraf Omra in North Darfur.

As of 10 November 2025, humanitarian needs in Al Fasher remain overwhelming and acute. Tens of thousands of people have fled amid reports of violence, atrocities and looting. The situation for those trying to reach safety is dire, with many are stranded along the road, unable to afford transportation or facing insecurity on the routes. There has been a sharp rise in the number of unaccompanied and separated children as intense fighting, targeted violence, and mass displacement have fractured families and forced many children to flee alone.

In Tawila, where health, water, and food systems were already under sever strain, overcrowded settlement sites and hosting communities are overwhelmed, resulting in acute shortages of shelter, food, nutrition, safe drinking water, hygiene facilities and health services. Child malnutrition is rapidly worsening, protection risks including family separation and gender-based violence (GBV) are rising.

Access to provide humanitarian support remains severely constrained due to insecurity, damaged supply routes and bureaucratic impediments. Insecurity remains extremely high across North Darfur, with ongoing drone strikes placing civilians and children at risk and driving new displacement from across the state, including from Tina locality.

Kordofan: Escalating insecurity across the Kordofan States continues to drive significant displacement, with nearly 39,000 people3 displaced across Bara, Sheikan, Ar Rahad, Um Rawaba, and Um Dam Haj Ahmed localities/towns to date. Between 7 to 9 November alone, an estimated 2,000 people fled Bara town and nearby villages (Um Siala, Kora Bara, Sakra, Olwan) due to intensified hostilities, relocating mainly to Um Durman locality in Khartoum and Sheikan locality in North Kordofan state.

Reports indicate increasing attacks across West, North, and South Kordofan, directly and indirectly affecting civilians. Population centers already under significant pressure, particularly Kadugli and Dilling, are of heightened concern, with rising reports of attacks and restricted access.

Humanitarian needs are severe. Many families lack adequate shelter and have limited access to food, clean water, and sanitation, heightening the risk of malnutrition and disease outbreaks. Health facilities, particularly in Um Durman and Sheikan, are overstretched. A total of 130 cases of Cholera (56 in White Nile State and 74 in North Kordofan) have been reported. Education is heavily disrupted, with displaced children unable to attend school, while trauma and uncertainty continue to increase mental health and psychosocial support needs.

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