UN: Civilian deaths in Sudan more than doubled in 2025

Significantly more civilians were killed in Sudan in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to UN human rights chief Volker Türk.

He also said that "many thousands" of the dead are still unidentified or missing.

In 2025, documentation from my office shows over a two-and-a-half-times increase in civilian deaths compared to the previous year, Türk tells the UN Human Rights Council.