KORDOFAN REIGON – The Sudanese Doctors Network has issued an urgent warning over worsening humanitarian conditions in both North and South Kordofan, reporting large-scale displacement, dire shortages of food and medicine, and rising death among vulnerable groups.
In North Kordofan, the network said more than 1,000 families in Wad Jabr, Aid al-Nabiq, and al-Hamra have been forcibly displaced by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who also looted their possessions. “These families are stranded in the open, with no money to reach nearby towns,” the group said, noting that many have been left with no shelter or access to basic services.
According to the network, around 349 families are currently living in the forests of Wad Jabr, seeking shade under trees, while 237 families have taken refuge in school buildings in Aid al-Nabiq as they wait for assistance. In al-Hamra, more than 367 families have arrived “in deteriorating humanitarian conditions, with no food or shelter, forced to sleep on the ground and shield themselves with worn-out covers,” the statement read.
The Sudanese Doctors Network stressed that the displaced include “a large number of elderly people, children, and pregnant women,” warning that the absence of healthcare and basic medical services has already resulted in deaths. “There have been recorded child death due to the absence of healthcare and basic medical services,” the group confirmed.
The network called on local authorities and the international community to “intervene immediately to provide food, shelter, and healthcare to save the affected before the disaster worsen.”
The crisis extends beyond North Kordofan. In a separate update, the network reported that 17 people had died in city of Dilling, south Kordofan, as result of malnutrition. The group warned that the humanitarian situation in the state is rapidly deteriorating due to a severe shortage of food and medicine, caused by a blockade lasting more than a year.
“The ongoing siege for more than a year has led to a severe shortage of food and medical supplies, worsening the situation for civilians, especially children, women, and the elderly,” the statement said.
South Kordofan, already struggling with the impacts of Sudan’s prolonged conflict, is now facing escalating hunger and disease outbreaks. Humanitarian groups have repeatedly warned that he blockade has left communities cut off from lifesaving aid, pushing them closer to famine.
The Sudanese Doctors Network’s latest warnings highlight the deepening toll of the conflict across Kordofan, where civilians are enduring displacement, siege conditions, and the collapse of essential services. Without immediate humanitarian intervention, aid workers fear both states could see a surge in deaths from hunger, illness, and exposure in the coming weeks.
