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Sudan Aid Effort Nears Collapse as RSF Seizure of El Fasher Drives Famine and Mass Flight

UN agencies say collapsing access plus scarce funds could halt relief operations, with mounting evidence of atrocities and famine.

Overview

  • IOM warns North Darfur operations are on the brink of collapse, citing emptied warehouses, unsafe routes, access denials and an appeal funded at under 10 percent.
  • Nearly 90,000 people have fled El Fasher since the October 26 takeover, with survivors describing drone attacks, shootings and sexual violence during perilous escapes.
  • WHO reports more than 460 people killed at Al‑Saudi Maternity Hospital and rights groups cite video and satellite evidence of executions, as UN Women reports systematic rape.
  • UN‑backed IPC confirms famine in El Fasher and Kadugli, while MSF reports staggering malnutrition in Tawila camps where over 70% of arriving children under five are acutely malnourished.
  • IOM’s Amy Pope urges a ceasefire and humanitarian corridor as fighting and RSF advances into Kordofan continue; an urgent UN Human Rights Council session on November 14 will press for investigations and accountability, while a proposed Quad truce remains contested by the army.