Nearly four million people have returned home in Sudan despite an unrelenting civil war, the United Nations said Tuesday.
The conflict, now in its fourth year, pits General Abdel Fattah al Burhan’s army against the Rapid Support Forces, leaving tens of thousands dead.
At its peak, the war uprooted more than 12 million people internally and forced over four million to flee abroad.
A fragile shift in frontlines has encouraged returns, altering perceptions of safety across the capital.
Between November 2024 and last month, about 3.99 million people went back to their places of origin.
UN officials say some return believing conditions have improved, while others simply find displacement too harsh to endure any longer.
For many, the journey home carries quiet hope, a determination to reclaim land, homes, and fragments of normal life lost to war.
Yet the reality awaiting them is often bleak, marked by destroyed homes and crippled infrastructure, including water and electricity systems.
The United Nations expects more than two million additional people to return to Khartoum this year, deepening humanitarian pressures.
Despite reaching four million people with aid since 2023, relief agencies warn that nearly nine million remain displaced across Sudan.
A funding appeal of $170 million for 2026 remains largely unmet, underscoring the vast and enduring scale of human need.
