August 12, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – The United Nations migration agency (IOM) has described the current humanitarian situation in Sudan as being at “a catastrophic breaking point”, more than a year after fighting broke out in the country. The situation, it said, has been worsened by famine, floods and massive displacements as millions of people face the impact of Sudan’s ongoing conflict. A recent assessment by the Famine Review Committee (FRC) of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) revealed that famine conditions are prevalent in parts of North Darfur, including the Zamzam camp in El Fasher. he Zamzam Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, south of El Fasher town is one of the largest IDP camps with an estimated population of at least 500,000. The situation has been worsened by the escalating violence in Sudan, which has been persisting for over 15 months now, severely impeding humanitarian access. New figures, IOM says, show displacement continues to soar, with over 10.7 million people seeking safety within the country, many displaced twice or more. Fighting in Sennar state alone displaced over 700,000 people last month, 63 percent of whom were originally displaced from other states, the majority from Khartoum. Floods have reportedly …

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