UNICEF Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report: January 2026

Highlights

• Sudan continues to face concurrent outbreaks of cholera, measles, dengue, and Hepatitis E. Limited health services, low vaccination coverage, and poor WASH conditions are driving increased transmission risks across the country. Nutrition needs remain critical, with catastrophic Global Acute Malnutrition rates reported in Um Baru and Kornoi in North Darfur.
• UNICEF and partners delivered large‑scale lifesaving assistance, including a Measles-Rubella (MR) catch‑up campaign that reached over 540,000 children, and the provision of safe drinking water to 973,000 people through chlorination and system rehabilitation.
• Nutrition screening reached 787,800 children across priority areas, with 25,100 children admitted for severe acute malnutrition.
• By the end of January, the Sudan HAC Appeal was only 16 per cent funded, significantly constraining the scale and continuity of life‑saving interventions and leaving crisis‑affected children increasingly vulnerable.