Number of displaced people in Sudan surges from 2.8 million to 16 million
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A displaced family sits in a tent at a displacement camp near the border town Al-Tina in western Sudan, on June 19, 2026.

According to the International Organization for Migration, Sudan had about 2.8 million internally displaced people before the war broke out in April 2023. The figure peaked at around 16 million displaced people and refugees in late 2024, including about 12 million inside the country and 4.3 million in neighboring states, making Sudan one of the world's largest displacement crises. (Photo by Walid Rahamtalla/Xinhua)

A woman cooks a meal in front of a worn tent at a displacement camp near the border town Al-Tina in western Sudan, on June 19, 2026.

According to the International Organization for Migration, Sudan had about 2.8 million internally displaced people before the war broke out in April 2023. The figure peaked at around 16 million displaced people and refugees in late 2024, including about 12 million inside the country and 4.3 million in neighboring states, making Sudan one of the world's largest displacement crises. (Photo by Walid Rahamtalla/Xinhua)

A woman sits in a shack at a displacement camp near the border town Al-Tina in western Sudan, on June 19, 2026.

According to the International Organization for Migration, Sudan had about 2.8 million internally displaced people before the war broke out in April 2023. The figure peaked at around 16 million displaced people and refugees in late 2024, including about 12 million inside the country and 4.3 million in neighboring states, making Sudan one of the world's largest displacement crises. (Photo by Walid Rahamtalla/Xinhua)

People line up to receive food aid at a displacement camp near the border town Al-Tina in western Sudan, on June 19, 2026.

According to the International Organization for Migration, Sudan had about 2.8 million internally displaced people before the war broke out in April 2023. The figure peaked at around 16 million displaced people and refugees in late 2024, including about 12 million inside the country and 4.3 million in neighboring states, making Sudan one of the world's largest displacement crises. (Photo by Walid Rahamtalla/Xinhua)

A woman and her children sit in a shack at a displacement camp near the border town Al-Tina in western Sudan, on June 19, 2026.

According to the International Organization for Migration, Sudan had about 2.8 million internally displaced people before the war broke out in April 2023. The figure peaked at around 16 million displaced people and refugees in late 2024, including about 12 million inside the country and 4.3 million in neighboring states, making Sudan one of the world's largest displacement crises. (Photo by Walid Rahamtalla/Xinhua)

This photo taken on June 19, 2026 shows rows of shacks at a displacement camp near the border town Al-Tina in western Sudan.

According to the International Organization for Migration, Sudan had about 2.8 million internally displaced people before the war broke out in April 2023. The figure peaked at around 16 million displaced people and refugees in late 2024, including about 12 million inside the country and 4.3 million in neighboring states, making Sudan one of the world's largest displacement crises. (Photo by Walid Rahamtalla/Xinhua)

A woman walks between tents at a displacement camp near the border town Al-Tina in western Sudan, on June 19, 2026.

According to the International Organization for Migration, Sudan had about 2.8 million internally displaced people before the war broke out in April 2023. The figure peaked at around 16 million displaced people and refugees in late 2024, including about 12 million inside the country and 4.3 million in neighboring states, making Sudan one of the world's largest displacement crises. (Photo by Walid Rahamtalla/Xinhua)