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STORY: UNFPA / SUDAN DISPLACEMENT KADUGLI GEDAREF
TRT: 05:07
SOURCE: UNFPA
RESTRICTIONS: CREDIT UNFPA ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ARABIC /NATS
DATELINE: 27 JANUARY 2026, ABU AL NAJA CAMP, GEDAREF, SUDAN
1. Various shots, living conditions in the displacement site
2. Various shots, Anna Dahyyia carries a water bucket and fetches water
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Anna Dahyyia, internally displaced woman:
”We were unable to take anything from our homes. We left with nothing but our lives.”
4. Various shots, Anna Dahyyia walks back with the water bucket
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Anna Dahyyia, internally displaced woman:
“We walked through forests, and sometimes they fired bullets at us. We would lie flat on the ground and cover our children until the gunfire stopped, then we would get up and continue walking. At one point, they shelled us with artillery.”
6. Various shots, Anna Dahyyia makes soup in her makeshift shelter
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Anna Dahyyia, internally displaced woman:
“There were five men with us. Only three made it. One was killed on the road. Another was taken after they seized our phones for inspection and detained him with them. We have heard nothing about him since. We do not know whether he is alive or dead. They took everything from us.”
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mona Ahmed, internally displaced woman:
“We suffered greatly in Kadugli. Drones began attacking us, and we were afraid. We were just trying to survive. We endured a siege for more than two to three years. Eventually, we managed to leave and reach Gedaref. Thank God we arrived safely, but we lost friends and many others—so many lives were lost.”
9. Various shots, Mona Ahmed walks into a UNFPA mobile clinic
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mona Ahmed, internally displaced woman:
“The journey was very difficult. Sometimes we rode motorcycles, sometimes we walked on foot, and at other times we traveled by boat. After 15 days, we reached the Rahad area. From there, we took a vehicle to Gedaref.”
11. Various shots, Mona Ahmed receives consultation and medicine
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mona Ahmed, internally displaced woman:
“We cannot return to Kadugli. The situation there is extremely difficult, and they destroyed our houses. We have nothing to return to. We hope the war will end so that we can go back one day. For now, we cannot. The situation there remains very hard.”
13. Various shots, living conditions in the makeshift shelter
14. Various shots, doctors exam children and women in the shelter
More than a thousand days of relentless fighting in Sudan have ignited the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with Sudan home to the highest number of food insecure, and displaced populations. The conflict in Sudan has been marked by widespread human rights violations and the near collapse of essential services in conflict-affected areas. In 2026, nearly 34 million people require humanitarian assstance—including 7.3 million women and girls of reproductive age—as millions are pushed to the absolute edge of survival.
Over recent months the Kordofan region has become an epicentre of violence. The state capital, Kadugli, and the nearby town of Dilling are currently under siege, trapping civilians who face dwindling food supplies and non-existent healthcare. Since late October 2025, increased insecurity has displaced over 88,000 people across Kordofan. Among them are the 1,100 individuals now seeking refuge at the Abu Al Naja camp in Gedaref State. Most arrived with little to no belongings after fleeing through active conflict zones, only to face a new struggle for survival in makeshift shelters with minimal support services.
UNFPA is on the ground in Gedaref, deploying mobile clinics to provide life-saving maternal health and family planning services. These clinics serve as a vital lifeline for those cut off from the formal health system, offering critical medical care and support for survivors of gender-based violence.
As the violence in Kordofan displaces more families daily, UNFPA urgently calls for rapid, unimpeded humanitarian access and the protection of both civilians and health workers. Without sustained international support, the cost of inaction grows: every day the world delays, another woman gives birth under fire, buries a child lost to hunger, or disappears without justice.
