HIGHLIGHTS

• More than 7.2 million people have been displaced inside and outside Sudan since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces on April 15, 2023.

• More than 500,000 people have been displaced because of clashes between the SAF and RSF in Wad Medani and surrounding areas in Aj Jazirah State.

• Maygoma babies and children have been safely evacuated from transit centres in Wad Medani to a safer location - UNICEF.

• The number of suspected cholera cases continues to increase and reached 8,536 as of December 26, having increased by 94 per cent over the past month.

• Insecurity, looting, bureaucratic impediments, poor network and phone connectivity, lack of cash, and limited technical and humanitarian staff are affecting the delivery of humanitarian aid in many parts of the country.

• The revised 2023 Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan appeal is only 39.6 per cent funded as of December 28.