UNICEF Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report: May 2025

Highlights

• Intensified conflict in West Kordofan, South Kordofan, Khartoum, and North Darfur led to nearly 100,000 new displaced within or across neighbouring states.
   
• Over 1.1 million returnees have been recorded to Aj Jazirah, Sennar and Khartoum. UNICEF and partners screened 1.3 million children for malnutrition in May. 17,766 children were identified with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). 6,713 have already been enrolled for treatment.
   
• UNICEF delivered 5.7 million doses of life-saving vaccines – including Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV), and Polio. Additionally, 2.9 million Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) doses were supplied to Khartoum and North Kordofan, targeting 2.9 million people above one year old.
   
• As of May, 73 per cent of UNICEF’s humanitarian funding requirements remain unmet, hampering delivery for millions of children whose survival, wellbeing and dignity are at risk.