WhoHelpsHere

Sheikan

SD13024·North Kordofan·Sudan

At a glance

  • Organisations listed31
  • Share that are national or local25.8%
  • People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)553,824
  • Displaced people recorded107,242
  • Violence events (12 mo)195

Trend: Little changed: 94 political violence events in the last six months, against 101 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)

PhasePeople
Phase 1 — minimal138,456
Phase 2 — stressed230,760
Phase 3 — crisis323,064
Phase 4 — emergency230,760
Phase 5 — catastrophe0
Phase 3 or worse553,824
Population analysed923,041

Source: Food Security, Nutrition & Poverty: Food Security for Sudan — IPC / Cadre Harmonisé, via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2026-02-01 → 2026-05-31. Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX

Internal displacement

107,242

Displaced people recorded

Source: Affected People: Internally-Displaced Persons for Sudan — IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix and national partners, via OCHA HDX HAPI. Reference period: 2026-06-30 → 2026-06-30. Last modified: 2026-09-18. Open the dataset on HDX

Is it getting worse

The three event categories below overlap: an event counted as civilian targeting is usually also counted as political violence. They must never be added together. Each is shown separately.

Political violence

Events: 195·Reported fatalities: 737

2025-10: 1225-102025-11: 252025-12: 212026-01: 262026-02: 82026-03: 92026-04: 82026-05: 122026-06: 322026-07: 172026-08: 232026-09: 226-09320
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 12 85
2025-11 25 105
2025-12 21 134
2026-01 26 106
2026-02 8 20
2026-03 9 20
2026-04 8 47
2026-05 12 31
2026-06 32 82
2026-07 17 51
2026-08 23 55
2026-09 2 1
Σ 195 737

Violence against civilians

Events: 37·Reported fatalities: 188

2025-10: 025-102025-11: 42025-12: 42026-01: 72026-02: 12026-03: 12026-04: 02026-05: 12026-06: 92026-07: 22026-08: 72026-09: 126-0990
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 0 0
2025-11 4 44
2025-12 4 5
2026-01 7 76
2026-02 1 0
2026-03 1 0
2026-04 0 0
2026-05 1 8
2026-06 9 26
2026-07 2 15
2026-08 7 13
2026-09 1 1
Σ 37 188

Demonstrations

Events: 3·Reported fatalities: 0

2025-10: 025-102025-11: 12025-12: 12026-01: 02026-02: 02026-03: 12026-04: 02026-05: 02026-06: 02026-07: 02026-08: 02026-09: 026-0910
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 0 0
2025-11 1 0
2025-12 1 0
2026-01 0 0
2026-02 0 0
2026-03 1 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 3 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

31 organisations listed, 8 of them national or local (25.8%).

Camp coordination and management 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) United Nations
Cash assistance 6 organisations, 0 national or local
  • Cash Consortium of Sudan (CCS) Other
  • German Red Cross (GRC) Red Cross / Red Crescent
  • Mercy Corps International (MCI) International
  • Plan International (PI) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
  • Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) Red Cross / Red Crescent
Education 5 organisations, 3 national or local
  • Al-Sadagat organization (Al-SO) National / local
  • Alsalam Organization for Rehabilitation and Development (AORD) National / local
  • Sudan Hope and Development (HOPE) National / local
  • Plan International (PI) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
Emergency shelter and household items 5 organisations, 0 national or local
  • Human Appeal - UK (HA UK) International
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
  • Islamic Relief Worldwide (IR) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
  • UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) United Nations
Food security 6 organisations, 1 national or local
  • Alsalam Organization for Rehabilitation and Development (AORD) National / local
  • Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) International
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) United Nations
  • Islamic Relief Agency Organization (ISRA) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Health 8 organisations, 1 national or local
  • Patient Helping Fund (PHF) National / local
  • Kuwaiti Patients Helping Funds (KPHF) International
  • Medecins Sans Frontieres - Spain (MSF Spain) International
  • Plan International (PI) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
  • Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) Red Cross / Red Crescent
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
  • World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations
Logistics 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Nutrition 3 organisations, 0 national or local
  • Islamic Relief Worldwide (IR) International
  • Plan International (PI) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
Protection 11 organisations, 4 national or local
  • Alsalam Organization for Rehabilitation and Development (AORD) National / local
  • CAFA Development Organization (CAFA) National / local
  • Friends of Peace & Development Organization (FPDO) National / local
  • Green Dream Organization (GDO) National / local
  • Danish Refugee Council (DRC) International
  • Other Other
  • Plan International (PI) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
  • UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) United Nations
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) United Nations
Water, sanitation and hygiene 10 organisations, 2 national or local
  • Alsalam Organization for Rehabilitation and Development (AORD) National / local
  • SOS Sahel Sudan Organization (SOS Sahel) National / local
  • Danish Refugee Council (DRC) International
  • International Organization for Migration (IOM) United Nations
  • LM International (LMI) International
  • Near East Foundation (NEF) International
  • Plan International (PI) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
  • Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) Red Cross / Red Crescent
  • 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