The United Nations has sounded the alarm over Sudan’s worsening humanitarian crisis, reporting more than 100,000 cholera infections in the past year, the largest outbreak in recent times.
According to the Sudanese Health Ministry, at least 2,561 people have died since the epidemic began in August 2024. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) described the situation as dire, noting that Sudan is simultaneously facing the world’s largest hunger crisis, with famine already confirmed in some areas.
The cholera epidemic is unfolding against the backdrop of a brutal war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has left over 20,000 people dead and displaced 14 million since April 2023. While UN figures place the toll at tens of thousands, research from US universities suggests the death count could be closer to 130,000. OCHA has appealed for urgent international support, warning that millions of Sudanese lives remain at risk without immediate intervention.