More than 14-million displaced in Sudan, says migration organisation

The figure includes some people who were displaced before the civil war began in April 2023.

October 29, 2024 at 00:26 pm

Members of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces and allied militias committed genocide in Sudan and it imposed sanctions on the group's leader over a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes, the US said on Tuesday. File photo. (REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig)

The head of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday more than 14-million people had fled their homes in Sudan, either inside the country or over its borders, with about 200,000 people fleeing since last month.

“The 11-million is people internally displaced within the country and the 3.1-million are those who have crossed borders. That's more than 14-million people who are on the move,” IOM director-general Amy Pope told reporters.

She said the total figure included some people who were displaced before the civil war began in April 2023.

Reuters

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