Aid teams say 15.4 million people urgently require shelter across Sudan

6 November 2026

A staggering 15.4 million people urgently require shelter across Sudan, aid teams told reporters. The war that erupted in April 2023 between former allies turned rival forces is deepening the suffering of civilians. Mohamed Refaat, Chief of mission in Sudan for the UN migration agency, IOM, said 16 trucks had reached Darfur but supplies were running out. Aid access to displaced and returning people is better than it was, which means more people can be reached. Abubakarr Jalloh, Deputy Representative in Sudan of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said shifting front lines continue to force more families to flee their homes. He described what a tent, a solar lamp and a kitchen set mean for a displaced family.