2.12.6. Conflict-induced displacement and return

According to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Data, as of 30 July 2026, White Nile state was hosting 224 633 IDPs, 60 % of them displaced from Khartoum state (134 021), followed by North Kordofan (38 894). At the same time, an additional 6 117 displaced persons from White Nile were hosted in other states. Over 43 % of the total number of IDPs in White Nile were located in Kosti district (97 030), followed by Al-Jabalain district with 55 744. As of 28 July 2026, IOM had recorded 234 485 IDP returns in White Nile.1097 White Nile state was confronted with displacement movements from neighbouring Kordofan region, such as in December 2025, when more than 1 800 displaced people arrived in Kosti following the RSF takeover of Heglig area in West Kordofan.1098 Over 5 500 people reportedly arrived from Kordofan in White Nile between January and February 2026.1099