The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stated on Sunday in Port Sudan that Sudanese civilians experience “horror and hell” as the country’s civil war approaches three-years, condemning use of child soldiers and diversion of resources into advanced weaponry, including drones.

Commissioner Volker Türk criticized the practice of procuring weapons with humanitarian funds and further stated that survivors from Darfur recounted grave abuses and warned that similar crimes may be unfolding in Kordofan, where large-scale displacement and starvation risks persist. Türk urged for perpetrators and war profiteers to hear survivor testimony and called on both parties to end attacks on civilian infrastructure, including markets, health facilities, schools, and shelters, all of which constitute war crimes under international law.

International accountability efforts have continued alongside deteriorating conditions in Sudan. In November 2025, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution ordering an urgent, independent fact-finding mission into alleged atrocities in El-Fasher, where reports have included ethnically motivated killings, torture, summary executions, and sexual violence. Human Rights Watch has similarly urged international actors to ensure accountability for alleged international crimes, including those connected to the long-running Darfur dossier before the International Criminal Court.

Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began in April 2023 and has since killed tens of thousands of people while displacing roughly 13 million, according to UN figures. The UN has also warned that Sudan now faces the world’s largest hunger and displacement emergency, with more than 21 million people experiencing acute food insecurity and roughly two-thirds of the population requiring humanitarian assistance.