The TASIS-backed Government of Peace and Unity has lifted its suspension of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF France) and announced new measures to facilitate humanitarian operations in areas under its administration.
The decision, issued by the government’s Council of Ministers on Monday, September 28, exempts national and international humanitarian organisations from registration and accreditation fees until December 31, 2026. It also introduces measures intended to simplify administrative procedures and accelerate the delivery of assistance to communities affected by Sudan’s war.
Under Decision No. 10 of 2026, the government’s National Humanitarian Access Authority has been instructed to establish a single administrative window for humanitarian organisations, covering registration, accreditation, technical agreements and operational permits.
The new procedures are intended to eliminate overlapping administrative requirements and reduce delays in moving humanitarian personnel and supplies. Aid organisations will still be required to register and coordinate their activities with the authority, while the decision states that their independence and neutrality must be respected.
The decision also formally reverses the suspension of MSF France, effective from September 28, and directs the organisation to coordinate with the relevant judicial authorities on measures to compensate and provide redress to victims of sexual abuse linked to its personnel.
The suspension was imposed in June after MSF disclosed serious misconduct involving Sudanese refugee women in eastern Chad.
In a statement issued on June 16, MSF said its investigations had identified 59 allegations of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. Some allegations were substantiated, while others could not be verified. The organisation dismissed 18 staff members and permanently barred them from working with MSF.
The earlier suspension had raised concerns about the continuity of medical services in North Darfur, particularly in Tawila, where MSF has provided healthcare to thousands of people displaced by the war.
In July, local Sudanese media reported that the TASIS administration had instructed MSF France to stop its activities in Tawila and hand over the town’s main hospital to the Sudanese Relief and Humanitarian Operations Agency, which is affiliated with the RSF.
The new decision removes the administrative suspension, although MSF has not publicly confirmed when its affected operations will fully resume.
The TASIS administration has also instructed the humanitarian access authority to convene a conference bringing together United Nations agencies, international and Sudanese aid organisations, and local and regional humanitarian actors.
The proposed conference will examine Sudan’s humanitarian emergency and develop a coordinated strategy addressing immediate assistance, recovery and the restoration of essential services.
The measures come as Sudan’s continuing war places growing pressure on humanitarian organisations operating in Darfur and Kordofan, where displacement, insecurity and damaged infrastructure have severely restricted access to healthcare and essential assistance.
