The United Nations (UN) organization reported that nearly 200,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Sudan over the past week due to the internal conflict that has been raging in the country since April 15 between the army and the paramilitary group. Rapid Support Forces (FAR).
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said at least 198,411 people were forced to relocate within the country during this period, bringing the number of displaced persons to 2,613,036 since the conflict began.
The highest proportions of IDPs were observed in Nile States at 16.38 percent, followed by North at 13.73 percent, White Nile at 10.25 percent and Sennar at 8.08 percent.
The organization’s Displacement Monitoring Matrix said in its report that 19,429 refugees were registered in the past week and a total of 757,230 people have arrived in neighboring countries.
“In addition to internal displacement, the context in Sudan led to mixed cross-border movements of 757,230 people to neighboring countries, namely Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic, South Sudan and Ethiopia,” the note said.
The conflict between the armed forces and the paramilitaries has left more than 3,000 dead and around 6,000 injured, while 11 million people are in need of urgent medical attention.
Last week the leaders of Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad, South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Libya met to coordinate measures to end the conflict.