The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan warned that the lack of urgent, safe, and sustained humanitarian access to the Kordofan region is putting the lives of hundreds of thousands at risk.
In a recent statement, OCHA emphasized that North, West, and South Kordofan serve as critical corridors for aid delivery to Darfur. At the same time, humanitarian needs in Kordofan are rising, with some areas facing an imminent risk of famine.
The statement noted that insecurity, shifting frontlines, and the vast distances from key logistical hubs such as Port Sudan and the Adré border crossing are major obstacles to humanitarian operations.
Fighting in Kordofan has disrupted aid routes, particularly those connecting El Obeid to An-Nuhud and Al-Khuwei in West Kordofan, as well as to Dilling and Kadugli in South Kordofan.
According to the statement, a convoy of seven trucks loaded with therapeutic food, malaria and tuberculosis medication, and chlorine tablets is still awaiting clearance to proceed to Kadugli. OCHA stressed that opportunities to reach vulnerable communities are rapidly diminishing due to the onset of rainy season and the increasing difficulty of accessing the Nuba Mountains.
Since the beginning of the year, the UN has dispatched 95 trucks carrying over 3,000 tons of aid for 300,000 people in North and West Kordofan. However, most supply routes in Sudan become impassable during the rainy season, which lasts from June to late September—a period that coincides with peak food insecurity and is known as the lean season.
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