2.2.6. Conflict-induced displacement and return

According to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Data, as of the start of December 2024, there were over 5.4 million IDPs documented in Darfur, of those 1 831 920 in South Darfur, 1 603 671 in North Darfur, 923 509 in Central Darfur, 783 668 in East Darfur and 311 277 in West Darfur. Most IDPs were displaced within the respective state, in South Darfur 95% of all IDPs, in North Darfur 89%, in Central Darfur 74% and in West Darfur 89%. As for East Darfur, 46% of IDPs hailed from Khartoum, 28% from South Darfur and 20% from within the state.759

Table 2. This table provides information collected by IOM field teams on displacement since 15 April 2023 at state level. It disaggregates data into states of origin and displacement. This table only displays the state of origin with the highest percentage of IDPs in each state of displacement.760

According to an IOM Flash Alert of mid-October 2024, about 410 376 persons had been displaced from El Fasher since the beginning of April 2024 due to fighting between the SAF and the RSF there, making El Fasher the second most common area of origin for Sudan’s IDPs after the capital Khartoum.761 The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in October 2024 noted that there were about 2.8 million people in and around El Fasher with no option to escape or to access humanitarian assistance.762