WhoHelpsHere

Atbara

SD16012·River Nile·Sudan

At a glance

  • Organisations listed20
  • Share that are national or local35.0%
  • People in food crisis (phase 3 or worse)76,650
  • Displaced people recorded57,220
  • Violence events (12 mo)10

Trend: Falling: 3 political violence events in the last six months, against 7 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 — minimal137,969
Phase 2 — stressed91,979
Phase 3 — crisis76,650
Phase 4 — emergency0
Phase 5 — catastrophe0
Phase 3 or worse76,650
Population analysed306,598

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

57,220

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: 10·Reported fatalities: 9

2025-10: 125-102025-11: 22025-12: 32026-01: 12026-02: 02026-03: 02026-04: 02026-05: 02026-06: 02026-07: 12026-08: 22026-09: 026-0930
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 1 2
2025-11 2 0
2025-12 3 6
2026-01 1 1
2026-02 0 0
2026-03 0 0
2026-04 0 0
2026-05 0 0
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 1 0
2026-08 2 0
2026-09 0 0
Σ 10 9

Violence against civilians

Events: 3·Reported fatalities: 4

2025-10: 125-102025-11: 02025-12: 12026-01: 12026-02: 02026-03: 02026-04: 02026-05: 02026-06: 02026-07: 02026-08: 02026-09: 026-0910
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 1 2
2025-11 0 0
2025-12 1 1
2026-01 1 1
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 3 4

Demonstrations

Events: 5·Reported fatalities: 0

2025-10: 125-102025-11: 02025-12: 12026-01: 12026-02: 02026-03: 12026-04: 12026-05: 02026-06: 02026-07: 02026-08: 02026-09: 026-0910
MonthEventsReported fatalities
2025-10 1 0
2025-11 0 0
2025-12 1 0
2026-01 1 0
2026-02 0 0
2026-03 1 0
2026-04 1 0
2026-05 0 0
2026-06 0 0
2026-07 0 0
2026-08 0 0
2026-09 0 0
Σ 5 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

20 organisations listed, 7 of them national or local (35.0%).

Cash assistance 2 organisations, 1 national or local
  • NADA Elazhar for Disaster Privention and Sustainable Development (NADA) National / local
  • Welthungerhilfe (WHH) International
Education 3 organisations, 1 national or local
  • Child Development Foundation (CDF) National / local
  • LM International (LMI) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
Emergency shelter and household items 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • Muslim Hands United for The Needy (Muslim Hands) International
Emergency telecommunications 1 organisations, 0 national or local
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Food security 7 organisations, 3 national or local
  • Al-Sadagat organization (Al-SO) National / local
  • JASMAR Human Security Organization (JHSO) National / local
  • Labena Organization for Women Development and Capacity Building (Labena) National / local
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) United Nations
  • Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) International
  • Mercy Corps International (MCI) International
  • World Food Programme (WFP) United Nations
Health 5 organisations, 1 national or local
  • Building Foundation for Development (BFI) National / local
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
  • World Health Organization (WHO) United Nations
Nutrition 3 organisations, 1 national or local
  • Building Foundation for Development (BFI) National / local
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
Protection 7 organisations, 3 national or local
  • Child Development Foundation (CDF) National / local
  • NADA Elazhar for Disaster Privention and Sustainable Development (NADA) National / local
  • Sudan Family Planning Association (SFPA) National / local
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) International
  • Save the Children International (SCI) International
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) United Nations
Water, sanitation and hygiene 6 organisations, 1 national or local
  • JASMAR Human Security Organization (JHSO) National / local
  • International Rescue Committee (IRC) International
  • Muslim Hands United for The Needy (Muslim Hands) 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