DRA Sudan famine response 2026

About this project

Conflict disrupted agriculture, trade routes and basic services, while drought and livestock disease weakened livelihoods in South Kordofan (SK). HNRP 2026 FSL Cluster findings reveals critical needs: in Abu Jubayhah 117,381 people need immediate assistance (23,507 severity 4; 19,361 severity 5), in Habila 32,419 (24,202 severity 4; 2,253 severity 5), in Al Leri 14,042 (562 severity 4). This shows severe consumption gaps and immediate mortality risk, particularly among displaced households (HHs). Yet few actors operate at scale in these hard-to-reach districts. Local markets are functioning: food is available but supply is intermittent, prices are inflated, and insecurity limits access. HHs lack income or purchasing power to meet food needs. SK also faces high rates of psychosocial distress, GBV and family separation, while our analysis showed children already missed >500 school days. Sexual violence, partner abuse, child marriage and exploitation are widespread. The UN Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism recorded 2,041 grave violations against 1,882 children in SK in 2025. 7.1% of HHs host unaccompanied or separated children (UASC). More than 50% of HHs saw at least one child exhibiting signs of psychosocial distress (UN Sec. Gen., 2024). The project will conduct group cash–supported community kitchens (CKs) providing hot meals to newly displaced HHs while injecting resources into local markets. This modality is appropriate where markets are unstable and HHs arrive without c…

Published by

Save the Children Netherlands · International NGO

Countries

Sudan

Sectors

Emergency food assistance

Focus

Nutrition · Also contributes

Funded by

Plan Nederland

Implemented by

Save the Children International

Accountable

Save the Children Netherlands

Published by Save the Children Netherlands to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-41201463-52800830.

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