The Sudan Displacement and Return Snapshot includes information on internally displaced persons and returnees, based on data from over 12,000 locations, 185 localities, and all 18 states in Sudan.
Main Findings:
- An estimated 9,044,786 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were recorded across 11,442 locations in 185 localities, in all 18 states.
- An estimated 3,858,136 returned individuals were recorded across 2,763 locations in 71 localities, in nine states.
- Eighty-four per cent of returnees moved back from internal displacement, while 16 per cent returned from locations abroad.
- Over half of IDPs (55%) and 52 per cent of returnees were children under 18-years-old.
Key Trends:
- The number of IDPs decreased by 22 per cent compared to the highest-recorded displaced population, and by one per cent compared to the previous month.
- The number of returnees increased by five per cent compared to the previous month.