Sudan’s displacement crisis is deepening more than three years into the civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
More than 200,000 people have been newly displaced across the central Kordofan region since late last year, the UN reports.
Attacks have also struck water and electricity infrastructure in El Obeid, the region’s largest city, compounding civilian suffering.
Seasonal flooding in neighboring North Darfur has further worsened conditions, prompting a stark warning from the UN migration agency.
“The warning signs are impossible to ignore,” IOM chief Amy Pope said, describing one of the world’s largest displacement crises.
El Obeid’s population has swelled from roughly 750,000 to 3.4 million, nearly half displaced, Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission says.
Save the Children says nearly 39,000 children reached El Obeid this year alone, fleeing combat zones with nothing.
More than 17 million children nationwide now need humanitarian assistance, the charity’s Francesco Lanino told Anadolu, warning of a “lost generation.”
