Aid group appeals for urgent help for displaced in East Khartoum
March 3, 2025 (KHARTOUM) – A local group in East Khartoum issued a humanitarian appeal on Monday for urgent assistance to women and others fleeing fighting in residential areas east of the Sudanese capital.
Heavy clashes are taking place in urban areas of East Nile, including the Haj Youssif, Al-Huda, and Soba districts, between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army. The army is encircling the area to control the Manshia and Soba bridges, which are key routes into Khartoum.
The East Nile Emergency Room, in a statement seen by Sudan Tribune, called on humanitarian organizations, donors, and philanthropists to “contribute immediately to alleviate the suffering of those affected.”
It said thousands of residents of Haj Youssif districts had fled to Ed Babikir, Al-Wadi Al-Akhdar, Al-Shagla, and Al-Maygoma, leaving behind their belongings and trekking long distances in search of safety.
The group said the humanitarian situation was deteriorating due to overcrowding at displacement sites. The start of Ramadan makes the provision of food, clean drinking water, and shelter an urgent priority, alongside healthcare and medicine for those with chronic illnesses.
Volunteers in emergency response groups are working to provide food and medicine to millions of Sudanese affected by the conflict. However, these groups have recently faced severe funding shortages, affecting hundreds of thousands who rely on them.
The East Nile Emergency Room said women faced additional challenges due to a lack of specific supplies, requiring an immediate and comprehensive response to provide basic necessities for displaced women.
It stressed that residents in host areas “have done their best to provide services,” but the situation is beyond their capacity to respond, making immediate humanitarian support crucial.
The conflict, which began on April 15, 2023, has pushed millions of people to the brink of famine as livelihoods have been destroyed. The situation is worsening amid ongoing fighting in parts of Khartoum, Khartoum Bahri, and North Kordofan state.