Overview
- IOM said relief operations in North Darfur are on the brink of collapse, citing empty warehouses, insecure convoys and severe access restrictions.
- Nearly 90,000 people have fled El Fasher in recent weeks on unsafe routes with little access to food, water or medical care, according to IOM.
- MSF reported staggering malnutrition among new arrivals in Tawila, while the UN‑backed IPC confirmed famine in El Fasher and Kadugli.
- WHO and witness accounts describe mass killings, including patients and companions in a hospital, as UN Women reports systematic use of rape and the destruction of maternity services.
- Accountability steps are advancing with an urgent UN Human Rights Council session set for November 14 and the ICC examining alleged war crimes, as violence also forces tens of thousands to flee North Kordofan.