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.