War in Sudan has displaced over 14 million, or about 30% of the population, UN says

By Associated Press

The war in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people, or about 30% of the population, since it broke out over a year ago, creating the world’s largest displacement crisis this year, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday.

Of those, 11 million are internally displaced and 3.1 million have fled to neighboring countries, Amy Pope, director-general of the IOM, said in a press briefing from Port Sudan. The number of the displaced had increased by 200,000 since September, she said.

More than half are women and over a quarter are children under 5 years old, according to Pope.

“The scale of the displacement and the humanitarian needs are growing every day. Frankly, half of the population now needs help,” she said, noting they have no access to shelter, clean drinking water or health care.

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