Sudan’s aid system faces collapse as funding and supplies run short
The International Organization for Migration warns shelter and relief supplies could be depleted by the end of September as fighting, flooding and displacement intensify.
Sudan’s emergency aid network could collapse within weeks unless donors provide immediate funding, the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration has warned.
The IOM said ongoing fighting, heavy rains and continued displacement were threatening its Common Humanitarian Pipeline, which is supported by nearly 100 national and international non-government organisations. The agency said shelter and relief supplies could run out by the end of September.
Some 8.6 million people remain internally displaced in Sudan, according to the IOM. Flooding and heavy rain have damaged shelters and forced further movement, while the agency’s pipeline has delivered assistance to 2.8 million people since July 2023.
The IOM said warehouse operations could be sustained only until the end of the year and that it would need $42 million to restore its 2024 aid capacity. Maintaining a system supporting 305,000 people for a year costs $15 million, it said.
Funding pressures are also affecting the World Food Programme. Acting head Carl Skau said WFP funding for Sudan had fallen from $645 million last year to $206 million so far this year, leaving humanitarian capacity underused despite continuing need.
Separately, a senior Sudanese military official told Al Jazeera that reported Rapid Support Forces drone attacks on Damazin killed at least four civilians and wounded several others. The account, including the attribution and reported targeting of civilian infrastructure and fuel stations, was not independently verified.
