Sudan Humanitarian Update (21 January 2024) [EN/AR]
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HIGHLIGHTS
• About 7.6 million people have been displaced inside and outside Sudan since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces on 15 April 2023.
• The number of people displaced in Sudan has increased by about 19,600 over the past week.
• More than 13,000 people have been killed and another 26,000 injured since April 2023, according to ACLED and FMoH respectively.
• More than 9,700 suspected cholera cases, including 269 associated deaths, were reported as of 16 January 2024.
• Health partners provided 2.6 million patients with medicines and 1.8 million out-patient consultations across Sudan between 15 April and 31 December 2023.
• The 2024 Sudan Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan appeal is 3.1 per cent funded as of 21 January 2024.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
Nine months after the war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 15 April 2023 in the capital Khartoum, about 7.6 million people have fled their homes, taking refuge inside and outside Sudan, with children representing about half of the people displaced. Sudan is now the country with the largest number of displaced people and the largest child displacement crisis in the world.
According to the International Organization for Migration Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM DTM) Sudan Weekly Displacement Snapshot (17), about 6.1 million people have been displaced within Sudan, increasing by an estimated 19,600 people over the past week. The 6.1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) are sheltering in 6,355 locations across all of Sudan’s 18 states, an increase of 73 locations in one week. The majority of IDPs – 67 per cent – are residing in host communities, compared to 7 per cent living camps. The highest number of IDPs were observed in South Darfur (12 per cent), followed by River Nile (11 per cent), East Darfur (11 per cent), White Nile (8 per cent), Aj Jazirah (8 per cent), and North Darfur (8 per cent). IOM DTM field teams report that the IDPs were originally displaced from 12 states, the majority of people displaced, about 3.6 million (59 per cent of all people displaced internally) are from Khartoum State, followed by South Darfur (15 per cent), North Darfur (8 per cent), Aj Jazirah (8 per cent), Central Darfur (4 per cent), West Darfur (3 per cent), and the rest in other six states. In addition, about 1.5 million people have crossed into neighbouring countries since 15 April 2023, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).