Violence, Cholera and Displacement Push Sudan to Breaking Point

The humanitarian situation in Sudan has deteriorated dramatically between June and July 2025 due to violence, cholera outbreaks, and mass displacements, according to reports by the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.

More than 500,000 people were displaced in June alone, bringing the total to over two million since April 2023. The ACJPS report said that it is "one of the world's most severe humanitarian emergencies," with widespread violations.

The RSF entrenched itself in West Kordofan and the border triangle near Libya and Egypt, as state institutions crumbled. Several hundred civilians have been killed in RSF attacks at Shaq El Noum in North Kordofan, according to a report released by OCHA. The situation in Kadugli in South Kordofan is getting worse as fighting and hunger worsen. As a result of desperation, armed groups attempted to seize food from markets.

Cholera has infected over 91,000 people in 17 states, killing at least 2,300. WHO warned of a looming health catastrophe without humanitarian corridors and ceasefires, especially in besieged El Fasher, capital of North Darfur.