SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Reuters - Sudan could soon have 10 million internally displaced people, UN agency says

7/6/2024: Reuters - Sudan could soon have 10 million internally displaced people, UN agency says

Reuters report that the number of people internally displaced in Sudan due to conflict could soon exceed 10 million, the United Nations migration agency said, in the world's largest displacement crisis.

"How much suffering and loss of life must the people of Sudan endure before the world takes notice? Isn't 10 million internally displaced enough to compel urgent global action?" said Mohamed Refaat, Sudan Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 

Refaat said that more than half of the internally displaced people in Sudan were woman, and a quarter of them children under five, with aid agencies were struggling to keep up with the rising needs.

"Funding shortfalls are impeding efforts to provide adequate shelter, food and medical assistance," Refaat said. "Serious concerns are mounting about the long-term impact of displacement on Sudan's social and economic fabric,” he added.