UNICEF says a drone strike on a displacement shelter in Al Obeid, North Kordofan, reportedly killed one boy and injured 12 children. The agency said it occurred late on 30 September.
UNICEF said drone strikes on two warehouses in Shikan locality on 20 September destroyed more than 330,000 learning materials intended for children in North Kordofan.
UNICEF and partners said they had delivered assistance to Wiechjol in Akobo County and Waat in Nyirol County, Jonglei State, after months without humanitarian support. The agency said conflict, displacement and unsafe routes had disrupted health, water, protection and nutrition services since January 2026.
The World Food Programme said on 9 September that the Republic of Korea had contributed US$5 million for emergency food assistance and school meals in Sudan. WFP said the contribution would help provide emergency food assistance to 365,000 people and school meals to 23,000 children.
About 7.8 million people, or 55% of South Sudan’s population, faced acute food insecurity at IPC Phase 3 or above from April to July 2026, according to FAO’s country brief dated 7 September. Around 73,000 people were in IPC Phase 5, Catastrophe. FAO identified the most severe conditions in counties in Upper Nile and Jonglei.
Source: FAO Global Information and Early Warning System
A UN Mine Action Service factsheet published on 1 September recorded 108 people killed or injured in 38 explosive-ordnance incidents in Sudan between January and June 2026. The April–June factsheet said the number of casualties exceeded the figure recorded over the same period in 2025.
Sudan’s coverage for the third dose of the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine rose from 39% in 2024 to 71% in 2025, according to a UNICEF assessment published on 7 September. Coverage for the first dose of measles vaccine also increased, from 46% to 68%.
Published in October 2026, the report combines household surveys from late 2024 to mid-2025 with satellite indicators to track food, agriculture and livelihoods using distinct measures.
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