The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported July 16 that more than 10 million Sudanese, over 20% of the population, have been displaced from their homes. The latest Sudan Mobility Overview [13] compiled data from the past months gathered through the IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix [14]. An estimated 7,794,480 people have been internally displaced since the current Sudan conflict began in April 2023, while a further 2,238,671 have crossed borders into neighboring countries such as Chad, South Sudan and Egypt. Some half of the displaced are from the western region of Darfur.
In a statement [9] last month, the IOM warned of an extreme risk of famine [10] in Sudan. (Jurist [15])
The UN Security Council on June 13 adopted [16] a UK-backed resolution [17] on the situation in Sudan, demanding that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF [18]) halt their siege of El Fasher [18], the last of the five state capitals in Darfur region that has not yet fallen to the RSF. (Jurist [19])
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), on June 23 condemned [20] a "shocking and appalling" attack on the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher, and urged warring parties to implement "an immediate ceasefire." Dr. Tedros stressed [20] that the hospital was "the only one that has been providing maternal and child healthcare in El Fasher." (Jurist [21])
