Over 10 Mln Displaced by Sudan War

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced yesterday that over 10 million Sudanese, representing 20% of the population, have been displaced since the outbreak of the war, marking a significant escalation in what is now the world’s largest displacement crisis.

In its bi-monthly report, the IOM detailed that more than 2.2 million people have fled to neighboring countries, while about 7.8 million individuals have been internally displaced.

Additionally, there were already 2.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan due to previous conflicts, exacerbating the humanitarian situation as fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which erupted in the capital Khartoum last year, has spread to the western region of Darfur.

UN experts indicate that hunger has overtaken violence as the primary driver of displacement from Darfur, where aid delivery faces significant obstacles.

Shebel Sahbani, the World Health Organization's representative in Sudan, reported after visiting refugees from Darfur in Chad that all the refugees he met cited hunger as their reason for fleeing Sudan.

Sahbani added that one woman who recently arrived in Adré said that fighters had seized all the locally produced food in Darfur.

The IOM highlighted that over 150,000 people have been displaced from the southeastern state of Sennar in recent weeks, many for the second or third time, as the conflict extends into new regions.

Many of the displaced now reside in the state of Gedaref, which is hosting 668,000 people. These individuals face severe challenges, including heavy rains and limited shelter, exacerbating their already precarious living conditions.