UN extends Sudan sanctions for just two more months
The Security Council agreed only a short "technical rollover". In Darfur, 700,000 displaced people in one town are short of food, water and medicine.
New York — The United Nations Security Council has renewed its sanctions on Sudan for two months, until 11 December, in a unanimous vote.
The council described the decision as a technical rollover that leaves the measures unchanged. It follows a one-month renewal agreed on 11 September. The panel of experts that monitors the sanctions will continue until 11 January 2027.
Two short extensions in a row suggest that the council's members have not yet agreed on a longer-term arrangement.
What is happening on the ground
The vote came as UN agencies described conditions in Darfur.
More than 700,000 displaced people are sheltering in Tawila, where they face severe shortages of healthcare, food, water and protection. Darfur as a whole holds 65% of Sudan's 8.6 million displaced people.
"I have witnessed the immense scale of health and humanitarian needs in Tawila and other parts of Darfur," said Dr Abdinasir Abubakar of the World Health Organization.
He listed the pressures. Malnutrition is rising and is expected to worsen after poor rains and failed crops. Mental health services are very limited. Stocks of medicines for HIV, tuberculosis and neglected tropical diseases are dangerously low.
The money
The WHO has asked for $97.7 million for its work in Sudan this year. It has received 23% of that. It says it is ready to do more in the affected areas if the funds arrive.
Aid under fire
On 3 October an air attack on World Food Programme trucks in South Kordofan killed a driver.
The war between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces continues.
Source: UN News, 8 October 2026.
