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El Fasher Under Siege as Cholera and Starvation Intensify in North Darfur

Humanitarian agencies report that a year-long blockade has left hundreds of thousands facing famine conditions, triggering a cholera outbreak with over 2,140 cases

Overview

  • RSF blockade sealed supply routes into El Fasher for over a year, cutting off life-saving food, medicine and aid convoys
  • Recent assessments show severe acute malnutrition among children in North Darfur has doubled, putting over 640,000 under-fives at heightened risk
  • Cholera cases in Darfur have reached nearly 2,140, resulting in up to 191 deaths and overwhelming limited treatment centres
  • Only 23% of the UN’s $4.16 billion appeal for Sudan has been funded, undermining efforts to deliver vaccines, therapeutic food and medical kits
  • Anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines discovered in Khartoum State are impeding humanitarian access and posing new threats to civilians