Sudan Humanitarian Update (25 March 2024) [EN/AR]

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HIGHLIGHTS

• The number of people displaced by conflict since 15 April 2023 inside and outside of Sudan has reached 8.2 million.

• In the past 2 weeks, the number of people newly displaced increased by about 107,800 women, men, and children.

• FEWS NET warns that catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) levels of food insecurity are expected among households in parts of West Darfur,
Khartoum, and among the displaced population, particularly in hard-to-reach areas of Darfur.

• Save the Children warns nearly 230,000 children, pregnant women and new mothers could die in the coming months due to hunger unless urgent life-saving funding and aid addresses their needs amidst the worsening crisis in Sudan.

• Humanitarian partners have reached 2.3 million people with lifesaving assistance since 1 January 2024.

• In the reporting period, WASH partners reach 643,000 people with hygiene interventions. WHO and partners supported the vaccination of 4.5 million people against cholera.

• OCHA has briefed UN Security Council on humanitarian access and hunger in Sudan.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

The number of people displaced by the conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues to increase. About 6.5 million people have been displaced within Sudan since 15 April, according to the International Organization for Migration Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM DTM) Sudan Weekly Displacement Snapshot (24). The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has increased by about 107,800 people over the past two weeks.

The 6.5 million IDPs are in all of Sudan’s 18 states, with the highest proportions in South Darfur (11 per cent), River Nile (11 per cent), and East Darfur (10 per cent) states.

IOM DTM field teams reported that the IDPs were originally displaced from 12 states. About 55 per cent of them were displaced from Khartoum State, followed by South Darfur (15 per cent), North Darfur (9 per cent), Aj Jazirah (8 per cent), Central Darfur (4 per cent), West Darfur (4 per cent), and other states. In addition, about 1.96 million people crossed the border, IOM DTM reported. Of those who crossed the border about 1.76 million people arrived in neighbouring countries since 15 April, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). This brings the total number of people displaced within and outside of Sudan since mid-April 2023 to 8.5 million.