Over 1,500 Displaced In Sudan Amid Worsening Insecurity: UN Agency

KHARTOUM, SUDAN/ISTANBUL, Nov 3  (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced Sunday that 1,205 people were displaced from the cities of Bara and Umm Ruwaba in North Kordofan state while another 360 fled from Al-Abbasiya and Delami in South Kordofan due to worsening insecurity, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

In a statement, the IOM said its teams operating under the Displacement Tracking Matrix programme estimated that out of those displaced from North Kordofan, 580 fled Bara and 625 left Umm Ruwaba.

It added that the displaced moved to various locations within North Kordofan and to several towns in White Nile state in southern Sudan.

The latest wave of displacements follows a series of earlier movements in North Kordofan, where 36,625 people were displaced between Oct 26 and 31, according to the organisation.

In a separate statement, the IOM said 360 people were displaced in South Kordofan state, including 180 from Al-Abbasiya and 180 from Delami, who moved to other areas within the state and to Tandalti in White Nile state.

Since April 15, 2023, the Sudanese army and the RSF have been locked in a war that regional and international mediations have failed to end.

The conflict has killed 20,000 people and displaced more than 15 million as refugees and internally displaced persons, according to UN and local reports.

-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU