Sudan: Displacement from Zamzam camp, North Darfur State - Flash Update No. 3 (As of 2 May 2025)

HIGHLIGHTS

• IOM reports that about 406,300 people have been displaced from Zamzam camp, near Al Fasher, North Darfur State since 13 April 2025.
• Most of them are in Tawila (303,300 people), Al Fasher (83,900), Dar es Salam, Kutum, Melit and Kebkabiya (9,055 people) localities in North Darfur.
• It is estimated that about 180,000 people are still trapped in Zamzam camp.
• The humanitarian partners are scaling up the delivery of vital supplies for thousands of newly displaced people.
• An operational plan for Tawila response targeting the most vulnerable people is activated.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

Humanitarian organizations – national and international NGOs, UN agencies and other entities such as the North Darfur State Ministry of Health (SMoH) – are extremely concerned about the impact of the conflict and insecurity, and subsequent mass displacement of thousands of people in Zamzam camp in Al Fasher and in other parts of North Darfur.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) reported on 28 April that about 406,300 people have been displaced from Zamzam internally displaced persons (IDP) camp since 13 April 2025. As of 27 April 2025, people displaced from Zamzam were recorded across 19 localities in four states in the Darfur region. The overwhelming majority of them are in Tawila (303,300 people), Al Fasher (83,900), Dar es Salam, Kutum, Melit and Kebkabiya (9,055 people) localities in North Darfur State.

In addition, there are about 7,600 newly displaced people in five localities in Central Darfur, an estimated 2,000 displaced people in South Darfur, and 400 displaced people in Shaeria in East Darfur. About 72 per cent of the displaced people were recorded in rural areas in four Darfur states, while 28 per cent were sheltering in urban areas, including major IDP camps.

The UN Children’s Agency (UNICEF) reports that about 180,000 people are still trapped in Zamzam camp. Many of those who fled to Al Fasher are taking refuge outdoors under trees or in schools and hospitals premises.