“We are doing it again in Sudan,” he told reporters in New York by video conference from the capital, Khartoum. “Please don’t call this a forgotten crisis. I refer to this as an abandoned crisis..”
Brown pointed to reports from the U.N. human rights office and humanitarian partners that show widespread violations and gang rapes, especially in Darfur.
Humanitarian services in Darfur have treated nearly 2,500 survivors of sexual violence over the past year.. Ms Brown said the impact goes far beyond immediate survivors and affects families, communities and children born as a result of sexual violence.
He also highlighted the mass murders around The Fasher, where she said 6,000 people died in three days according to verified informationwhile the real figure could be higher.
Calls for prevention
Ms Brown urged the world to do much more to prevent atrocities before they happen.
“What else has to happen for everyone to sit up and pay attention to find a solution?” she asked.
He urged Member States to focus on the forces driving war, including the flow of weapons and the broader war economy. He also addressed questions about the arms embargo in Darfur and whether enough is being done to enforce it.
Aid workers are left “picking up the pieces,” he said, stressing that aid workers are not the solution to the conflict.
Ms. Brown, who also serves as Resident Coordinator-at-large, said UN agencies, international NGOs and Sudanese organizations remain on the ground across the country, doing all they can to help people survive.
But he warned that humanitarian work cannot replace political action to end the war.
Greater concern for Dilling and Blue Nile
Among the areas of greatest concern is Dilling, South Kordofan. Brown said aid convoys had finally arrived in the city after years of hardship and he was able to visit in March, but then the city was attacked.
Now, he said, convoys can no longer enter and civilians are once again trying to flee amid daily shelling.
“There is no safe exit“, said.
Ms Brown also warned of growing displacement in Blue Nile State, where nearly 30,000 people have reportedly been uprooted by recent fighting.
Still, he pointed to a source of hope: local communities working to resist hate speech and support grassroots peace efforts.
Aid appeal is severely underfunded
Brown said humanitarian funding remains far short of what is needed. In 2025, the response plan was only 35 percent funded. So far in 2026, the $2.8 billion appeal is only 16% funded..
He said the deficit has very real consequences for people in need.
“We really need there to be a big focus on finding a solution, and as they look for that solution, funding so that the just needs of the people of Sudan are met.”