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Sudan – A 360° view on the migration and mobility dimensions of the current crisis
This section contextualizes publicly available data to understand the various mobility dimensions of the crisis in Sudan since 15 April.
KEY FACTS & FIGURES
- Sudan faces currently the world's largest internal displacement crisis.
- Over 7.1 million persons have been internally displaced since 15 April 2023. Prior to that, Sudan had already hosted an estimated 3.8 million internally displaced persons.
- Additionally, over 2.1 million people have been displaced across borders, mainly into neighbouring countries.
- Over half of Sudan’s population (24.8 million people) is in need of humanitarian assistance.
- Between October 2023 and February 2024, 17.7 million people in Sudan faced high levels of acute food insecurity. If the current crisis continues, the number could further increase.
This spotlight section was last updated on 7 June 2024.
What is the crisis?
On 15 April, prior tensions between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, escalated into a violent conflict in Khartoum and several other cities across Sudan, leading to more than 2.1 million mixed cross-border movements from Sudan and over 7.1 million new internal displacements within Sudan.
Who is affected by the current crisis?
What was the displacement and human mobility pre-crisis?
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What situation might be evolving in Sudan and neighbouring countries in the next months?
Over 2 million mixed cross-border movements and more than 6.6 million new displacements within the country have already been recorded since 15 April and if the fighting continues and basic necessities remain inaccessible, humanitarian partners estimate that those figures will continue to increase.
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