2.5.6. Conflict-induced displacement and return

According to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Data, as of 30 July 2026, East Darfur state was hosting 809 995 IDPs, most of them displaced from Khartoum (353 043), followed by South Darfur (213 967). Of the total number of IDPs in East Darfur, 236 330 IDPs were located in the Ad Du’ayn district, followed by Shia’ria district with 210 838 IDPs. At the same time, an additional 45 912 displaced persons from East Darfur were hosted in other states. As of 28 July 2026, no returnees were recorded in East Darfur.775 Since late 2024, Shia’ria, particularly Khazan Jedeed area, has faced a severe humanitarian and security crisis. The district has become a major displacement hub following fighting in North Darfur in April 2025 and the capture of El Fasher in October 2025. Most displaced families face ‘extremely precarious conditions’, with inadequate shelter, acute food shortages, limited access to clean water and almost no sustained humanitarian assistance.776