The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Sudan is facing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. Cholera has now spread to all 18 states, with over 96,000 cases reported since August 2024, the agency confirmed. Measles and malaria are also spreading rapidly, further straining the country’s fragile health system.
Sudan’s crisis follows more than two years of brutal conflict between the General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The fighting, ongoing since April 15, 2023, has shattered critical infrastructure and blocked access to food, healthcare, and clean water.
According to UN figures, over 11 million Sudanese are internally displaced, while nearly 4 million have fled to neighboring countries. This mass movement marks the largest displacement crisis currently unfolding worldwide.
The fight between Burhan’s army and his allied milititas against RSF has intensified in the north Darfur. Amid this desperate landscape, disease, hunger, and despair weave a dark tapestry across the war-torn nation.
WHO’s warning shines a stark light on the urgent need for international aid and political resolution. Without swift action, millions risk suffering deeper illness, starvation, and displacement in Sudan’s spiraling catastrophe.
