September 2, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling for increased support from donors and international community to sustain response to the rising humanitarian needs and displacement in Sudan. Aid agencies attribute the humanitarian situation in Sudan on the recent floods. Scores of people are still missing following the collapse of Arba’at dam in Sudan’s northeastern Red Sea State due to heavy rains. An estimated 50,000 people, the United Nations humanitarian affairs agency (OCHA), have been affected. There are concerns that up to 11 million people could be affected by heavy rains. An estimated 47 per cent of those displaced by the floods were already displaced due to the ongoing conflict, IOM said amid warnings of devastating humanitarian crisis after 500 days of a brutal war. In response, IOM said it is mobilizing immediate humanitarian assistance for thousands of people, including shelter, non-food items (NFIs), hygiene kits, medical care and multipurpose cash assistance. “The scale of this disaster is staggering, and the humanitarian needs are immense,” said Mohamed Refaat, IOM Sudan Chief of Mission, adding “Our teams are on the ground, relentlessly working to deliver life-saving assistance, but our resources are limited. More substantial support …

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