The United Nations has warned that a critical humanitarian aid network in Sudan could collapse within weeks unless donors provide urgent funding, potentially cutting millions of conflict-affected people off from essential assistance.
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director-General Amy Pope said on Monday, September 14, 2026, that without additional funding, humanitarian agencies would struggle to deliver assistance to communities most in need.
Sudan has been engulfed in conflict since April 2023, when fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Aid workers estimate that more than 200,000 people have been killed, while the conflict has triggered what is described as the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis.
The IOM said its Common Humanitarian Pipeline, which supports more than 100 national and international NGOs with shelter and other non-food relief supplies, has reached about 2.84 million people since the conflict began.
However, declining funding has sharply reduced its reach. More than one million people received assistance in 2024, compared with only about 330,000 people so far in 2026.
The UN migration agency warned that shelter, sanitation and emergency household relief supplies could be exhausted by the end of September 2026, while warehousing and operational capacity could only be maintained until December 2026 without additional resources.
The IOM requires $15 million to keep the pipeline operating at its minimum 2026 capacity for the next 12 months, and $42 million to restore operations to 2024 levels.