Over 1.3M Displaced Sudanese Return Home Amid Urgent Aid Needs: UN Agencies

Over 1.3M displaced Sudanese return home amid urgent aid needs: UN agencies

IOM, UNHCR, UNDP warn of 'race against time' as returnees face destroyed infrastructure, widespread violence, lack of basic services - Anadolu Ajansı

1.3 million Sudanese refugees return home amid devastation: UNHCR

According to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), nearly 1.3 million Sudanese have returned to their homes despite the ongoing conflict, marking what the agency describes as a “hopeful yet fragile shift.” “The thousands of people seeking to return home are driven by hope, resilience and an enduring connection to their country,” said Othman Belbeisi, Regional Director of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Yet, these returns are taking …

Over 1.3 million Sudanese head home to ruins as aid falls short, UN says

More than 1.3 million people uprooted inside Sudan have returned to their communities despite an active war, while some 320,000 others have crossed back from Egypt and South Sudan since 2024, three UN agencies said Friday, calling it a “race against time” to restore basic services. Returns are concentrated in Khartoum, Sennar and Al Jazirah — states ravaged by over two years of fighting — where electricity grids, roads and drainage are wrecked, …

Sudanese Return Home Amid Fragile Recovery Hopes

Over 1.3 million Sudanese, including one million internally displaced individuals and more than 300,000 refugees, have returned to their homeland amid emerging pockets of relative safety, according to United Nations agencies. While this signals a glimmer of hope for a war-torn country, it also raises urgent concerns about the conditions awaiting those who return. “The thousands of people seeking to return home are driven by hope, resilience, and…