Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2024 shows a damaged vehicle in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)
KHARTOUM, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
"The (internal) displacement number has hit 11 million. That's up 200,000 just since September," IOM Director-General Amy Pope said in a statement.
"Another 3.1 million people have traveled across borders to flee the fighting. In total, nearly 30 percent of Sudan's population has been displaced," she added.
Pope described the situation in Sudan as "catastrophic," noting "the suffering is growing by the day" and that "almost 25 million people are now requiring assistance."
The IOM chief highlighted the cost of this displacement crisis, calling for "the guns in Sudan to fall silent."
Sudan has been ravaged by a deadly conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since mid-April 2023. According to a situation report issued by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project on October 14, the deadly conflict has resulted in more than 24,850 deaths. ■
Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2024 shows a destroyed vehicle in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)
Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2024 shows items scattered on a street in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)
Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2024 shows a destroyed vehicle in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)
Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2024 shows items scattered on a street in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)
Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2024 shows destroyed vehicles in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)
Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2024 shows items scattered on a street in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)
Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2024 shows items scattered on a street in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)
Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2024 shows a damaged building in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. (Xinhua/Mohamed Khidir)