India, Oct. 27 -- Plan International, through comments from its Sudan country leadership, said on Oct. 26, 2026 that one year after the fall of El Fasher in October 2025, families who fled the city in North Darfur remain displaced and face disrupted education and urgent protection needs.
Fall of El Fasher and findings cited
Plan International said the fall of El Fasher followed an 18-month siege that left civilians trapped without adequate access to food, healthcare and humanitarian assistance.
It said the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan concluded earlier in 2026 that atrocities committed during the takeover of El Fasher bore the “hallmarks of genocide,” and documented the following:
* Ethnically targeted kil...