June 2026 Report
- Jul 12
- 2 min read
The June 2026 report highlights the continued deepening of Sudan’s multifaceted crisis, as military, political, economic, social, humanitarian, and institutional pressures became increasingly intertwined, driving a broad-based deterioration across nearly every sector. Throughout the month, there were no meaningful signs of progress toward a political settlement or a safer environment for civilians. Instead, violence intensified, military operations expanded, living conditions worsened, and the capacity of essential services and public institutions continued to erode.
On the political front, international engagement remained focused on increasing pressure through sanctions and other measures, while limited diplomatic efforts failed to produce any significant breakthrough toward a negotiated solution. Domestically, the political landscape remained heavily constrained by security restrictions, further shrinking civic space and limiting public participation.
The security situation deteriorated across several states, particularly in North Kordofan, Darfur, Khartoum, and parts of Al Jazirah, where intensified fighting, drone strikes, artillery shelling, and direct attacks on civilian areas heightened instability, fear, and displacement.
Human rights conditions also continued to decline. Civilians were subjected to a range of violations, including direct attacks, arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, restrictions on fundamental freedoms, and growing gender-based protection risks. The ongoing threat posed by explosive remnants of war further underscored the worsening protection environment.
Economically, Sudan experienced a sharper depreciation of the national currency, steep increases in fuel and essential commodity prices, a persistent liquidity crisis, and continued disruption of the banking system. These developments significantly weakened household purchasing power, constrained commercial and agricultural activity, and further disrupted supply chains across much of the country.
Socially, the month saw an escalation in hate speech, rising levels of community violence and armed looting, and the growing proliferation of weapons within civilian spaces. While local initiatives aimed at promoting social cohesion and maintaining basic services continued to emerge, their impact remained limited relative to the scale of the challenges.
The humanitarian situation continued to deteriorate as internal displacement and cross-border movements persisted. Conditions varied considerably across displacement sites and host communities, but humanitarian assistance remained insufficient, particularly in meeting urgent needs for food, water, shelter, and protection.
The health sector faced mounting strain due to shortages of medicines and medical personnel, weakened operational capacity, and increasing pressure on healthcare facilities. Seasonal disease outbreaks associated with the rainy season, coupled with worsening environmental conditions, further compounded public health risks, particularly in conflict-affected areas.
Education remained highly uneven across states. Ongoing teacher strikes, inadequate funding, shortages of personnel and learning materials, and the continued use of some schools as displacement shelters disrupted access to education, contributing to rising dropout rates and widening learning losses.
Overall, the report concludes that Sudan’s crisis has evolved beyond isolated sectoral challenges into a deeply interconnected pattern of simultaneous breakdowns, with each dimension reinforcing the others. Addressing this trajectory will require a comprehensive response that goes beyond sector-specific interventions to tackle the root causes of the conflict, strengthen civilian protection, and restore essential services in an integrated and sustainable manner.
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