The number of people displaced by recent waves of conflict in Sudan’s Blue Nile region has exceeded 35,000 families—approximately 175,000 people—who are living in critical humanitarian conditions amid the risk of famine and rising rates of malnutrition. The situation has prompted a local initiative to issue an urgent appeal for international intervention.
According to field information reported by the Civil Society Initiative in the Blue Nile region, people fleeing the armed conflict are dispersed across several areas. More than 20,000 affected families are estimated to be in Damazin, 7,000 families in the locality of Roseires, more than 5,000 in Wad Al-Mahi, and 3,000 in Bau, in addition to thousands of other families being hosted by local communities in their homes despite severely limited resources.
The initiative warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Geissan locality and neighboring villages, noting that the continued hostilities are trapping thousands of people and contributing to malnutrition reaching record levels, while the current humanitarian response remains far below the minimum level required.
The initiative called on the warring parties and the international community to take immediate action to stop the fighting and protect civilians, while ensuring safe and unhindered humanitarian corridors for the delivery of relief assistance. It stressed that delays in responding to the crisis are increasing the human toll and further worsening conditions on the ground.
