Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 3rd Aug. UN migration agency on Wednesday has warned that conflict in Sudan has forced 4 million people to flee their homes in past 100 days.
IOM’s dats showed that displacement matrix indicated that the clash between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries has uprooted a staggering number of people, with more than 926,000 seeking refuge abroad and a total of 3.02 million internally displaced.
According to IOM’s latest humanitarian situation update, individuals have been forced to leave all of Sudan’s 18 states. Those with the highest proportions of displaced people are River Nile (15 per cent), North (11 per cent), North Darfur (9 per cent) and White Nile (9 per cent).
IOM field teams have reported that the majority of internally displaced individuals, 71 per cent, originated from Khartoum State.
IOM emphasized that the current estimate of displacements over the past 108 days surpasses the total recorded for the previous four years.
It noted that access to many areas remains impossible because of the fighting, meaning that current assessments have been based on preliminary reports or estimates.
IOM said 926,841 people have sought refuge in neighboring countries such as Egypt, Libya, Chad, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and Ethiopia. Sudanese nationals accounted for more than two-thirds of these arrivals, while foreign nationals and returnees made up the remaining third.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said that it was “time for all parties to this conflict to immediately end this tragic war”, amid growing concerns for refugees fleeing Sudan.
According to the UNHCR conditions have been “harrowing” for those reaching shelter in neighboring countries, where displacement camps are overcrowded and the looming rainy season has made relocation and aid deliveries harder.
IOM warned on Wednesday that the rains pose a significant risk of flooding and could exacerbate the already fragile conditions.
The conflict between Sudan’s armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has caused displacement, death, injury and an unfolding humanitarian crisis, the agency reported.
UN cited reports of looting, attacks on public institutions and the occupation of private homes continue in the capital Khartoum, while clashes persist in four out of the five Darfur states.
WHO reported cases of infectious diseases and other illness among displaced populations who have sought shelter in hard-to-reach locations where health services are limited
It reported that over 50 health facilities have been attacked.
WHO is supporting health services both in Sudan and bordering countries, the organization warned that the health crisis has impacted the entire region.
The aid workers fear that the situation could worsen for vulnerable civilians caught up in the conflict.
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