Kutum
At a glance
- Organisations listed8
- Share that are national or local12.5%
- People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)126,638
- Displaced people recorded149,105
- Violence events (12 mo)45
Trend: Rising: 27 political violence events in the last six months, against 18 in the six months before.
Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Sudan (2026-01-01 → 2026-07-31); Food Security, Nutrition & Poverty: Food Security for Sudan (2026-02-01 → 2026-05-31); Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Sudan (2026-06-30 → 2026-06-30); Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Sudan (2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30). Every figure here is repeated in the section below that it comes from, with its full source line.
How bad is it
Food security (IPC / Cadre Harmonisé)
| Phase | People |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 — minimal | 23,025 |
| Phase 2 — stressed | 80,588 |
| Phase 3 — crisis | 80,588 |
| Phase 4 — emergency | 46,050 |
| Phase 5 — catastrophe | 0 |
| Phase 3 or worse | 126,638 |
| Population analysed | 230,250 |
Internal displacement
149,105
Displaced people recorded
Is it getting worse
Political violence
Events: 45·Reported fatalities: 253
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 3 | 29 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 3 | 13 |
| 2026-01 | 8 | 105 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026-04 | 11 | 70 |
| 2026-05 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 8 | 20 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 45 | 253 |
Violence against civilians
Events: 24·Reported fatalities: 69
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 2 | 19 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 4 | 24 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 3 | 19 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 24 | 69 |
Demonstrations
Events: 1·Reported fatalities: 0
| Month | Events | Reported fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09 | 0 | 0 |
| Σ | 1 | 0 |
Source: Coordination & Context: Conflict Events for Sudan — ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30. Last modified: 2026-09-19. Open the dataset on HDX
Who is helping here
8 organisations listed, 1 of them national or local (12.5%).
Cash assistance 2 organisations, 0 national or local
- Cash Consortium of Sudan (CCS) Other
- Goal Global (GOAL) International
Emergency shelter and household items 2 organisations, 1 national or local
- Sudanese Organisation for Relief and Recovery (SORR) National / local
- Goal Global (GOAL) International
Food security 2 organisations, 0 national or local
- Goal Global (GOAL) International
- World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Health 3 organisations, 0 national or local
- Goal Global (GOAL) International
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
- World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations
Nutrition 2 organisations, 0 national or local
- Goal Global (GOAL) International
- Welthungerhilfe (WHH) International
Protection 2 organisations, 0 national or local
- UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) United Nations
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
Source: Coordination & Context: Operational Presence for Sudan — OCHA and national humanitarian coordination structures (3W), via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2026-01-01 → 2026-07-31. Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX