Sudan Events – Agencies
Recent statistics from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)revealed that more than two million Sudanese have crossed the borders to neighboring countries since the outbreak of war on April 15, 2023.
According to reports, about 2.1 million people have fled Sudan, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Displacement Tracking Matrix.
UNHCR reports indicate that nearly 1.9 million of them have crossed the border to the Central African Republic (CAR)Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and the Republic of South Sudan.
Millions of Sudanese have been forced to flee to neighboring countries, including South Sudan, where at least 1,000 people are still crossing the borders daily.
According to new figures from the UNHCR, more than 714,000 Sudanese have sought refuge in South Sudan, while more than 608,000 others have fled to Chad, and 55,000 have headed to Ethiopia.
Statistics showed that more than 32,000 people had sought refuge in the Central African Republic ( CAR) until June 24, in addition to 500,000 people fleeing to neighboring countries since the beginning of the year until March 14 of this year.
The figures indicated that 498,808 new Sudanese arrivals contacted the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR in Egypt to register, until April 24, 2024.
The statistics showed that 7,262,187 people were displaced within Sudan according to the latest update on June 11, 2024. The number of those who moved to other places in Sudan reached 219,526.
More than a third of the IDPs, 36 %, came from Khartoum state.
The IDPs from Khartoum were displaced to all eighteen states, including the states of River Nile (19%), White Nile (14 %), and Northern (10 %).
97 % of the IDPs in River Nile state came from Khartoum state.
In contrast, IDPs from Darfur and Kordofan states were displaced primarily within these same areas , in the western parts of the country.
