The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) announced that deaths have been recorded following a cholera outbreak in Kordofan, amid escalating displacement and mounting pressure on healthcare, protection, and essential services in Sudan.
The Fund explained that conflict had intensified in Blue Nile State and spread to its southern parts, resulting in the displacement of 52,629 people. Approximately 12,000 of them have sought refuge in overcrowded schools lacking sanitation, electricity, and basic services.
It added that insecurity across the three Kordofan states, including drone strikes and fighting around El Obeid, Bara, Dilling, El Nuhud, and Abu Zabad, continued to drive displacement.
As of September 30, North Kordofan had recorded 1,501 cholera cases and 92 deaths, while South Kordofan had reported 1,299 cases and 115 deaths.
The Fund also pointed out that security screenings and joint assessments conducted in North Darfur, North Kordofan, and West Darfur revealed that the risks of gender-based violence remain severe and are continuing to increase.
