Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. International Organization for Migration on Friday warned that 10.7 million people have been displaced by conflict in Sudan and need help within the country.
International Organization for Migration said that needs were “overwhelming”, with “dire shortages of food, shelter, healthcare and sanitation” in a call to scale up the aid response to the world’s largest displacement crisis.
According to IOM armed clashes between Sudan’s two main rival militaries that began last April are responsible for displacing at least six million inside the country, on top of the three million who were already on the move.
It noted that the ongoing conflict continues to have a devastating impact on ordinary people, because critical infrastructure has been destroyed, including healthcare, schools, roads and utilities.
Amy Pope, IOM Director General said “As of today, one in every eight internally displaced persons in the world is in Sudan”,
“Their needs are overwhelming: dire shortages of food, shelter, healthcare, and sanitation, all combine to place them at heightened risk of disease, malnutrition, and violence.”
“Yet the humanitarian response so far is insufficient to meet the dire needs. We cannot turn our backs on the millions of people in need of support.”
IOM has reached 1.2 million people in Sudan and neighboring countries with lifesaving aid; a total of $168 million is needed this year for the agency’s Crisis Response Plan.
