Brief on the protection situation in Sudan

Sudan is facing a complex, large-scale protection crisis characterized by unprecedented levels of violence and human rights violations inflicted on civilians. The situation requires an urgent and comprehensive response that has as primary focus the protection of civilians including IDPs, refugees, and asylum seekers. The security situation in Sudan continues to deteriorate, with increased armed confrontation, including in urban centres such as Khartoum, Geneina, Zalingei, Nyala, El Fasher and rising criminality reported in various locations following the general breakdown of law and order. The overall situation continues to severely impact the lives of civilians, who remain exposed to repeated violations in the conduct of hostilities by all parties to the conflict.