Rhino: Agencies – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday urged the world to increase its donations to address the world’s largest displacement crisis in Sudan, warning that inaction could cost tens of thousands of lives.

Mohamed Refaat, who leads IOM’s mission in Sudan, said in a press briefing that the organization has received only 21 per cent of the support it needs to provide essential assistance to Sudanese who are already reeling from the conflict and now face hunger, disease and flooding.

“The international community is not doing enough, and without an immediate, massive and coordinated global response, we risk seeing tens of thousands of preventable deaths in the coming months.

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), almost one in five people are displaced within Sudan, with 10.7 million internally displaced people (IDPs). 2.3 million people have fled the country across borders.

The conflict in Sudan, which broke out in April 2023, unleashed waves of ethnic violence and created famine-like conditions across the country.