{"id":20131223,"date":"2026-04-21T16:20:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20131223"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:21:05","slug":"iom-4m-returnees-in-sudan-at-risk-as-services-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/iom-4m-returnees-in-sudan-at-risk-as-services-collapse","title":{"rendered":"IOM: \u20184m returnees in Sudan at risk as services collapse\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that the return of millions of Sudanese is at risk amid fragile conditions across the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese conditions threaten livelihoods and food production at a critical moment for recovery, against a wider backdrop of food insecurity and economic turmoil,\u201d the agency said in a press release published today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an estimated four million people return,\u00a0IOM<\/a>\u00a0statement said: \u201cThese challenges affect returnees, displaced populations, and host communities alike.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDisplacement and return are not separate dynamics, but deeply interconnected realities that require coordinated responses across regions,\u201d the organisation added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a visit to Sudan, IOM Deputy Director General for Management and Reform, SungAh Lee, met government ministers responsible for water, health, and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a post on X yesterday<\/a>, Lee said: \u201cThree years since war upended millions of lives and the scale of what people here have endured is humbling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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International Organization for Migration warns 4 million returnees in Sudan at risk as services collapse, the IOM said during a visit to Sudan by its Deputy Director General for Management and Reform, SungAh Lee, who is pictured (Photo: IOM)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m here to listen, to visit communities, and to ask hard questions: how do we deliver better when resources are tight?\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also highlighted the ongoing crisis\u00a0in a post on X<\/a>, writing: \u201cSudan needs us. 8.9M people still displaced. Shifting front lines. Telecom and power cuts off without warning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on IOM\u2019s work, she said: \u201cOver 4M people reached since 2023 \u2013 often in conditions that would break most of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following meetings with UN officials,\u00a0Lee added<\/a>: \u201cTogether, our message is clear: the UN is here to deliver and to stand with the people of Sudan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visited a mobile clinic in Omdurman, #Sudan<\/a> today \u2013 one of the conflict-affected areas where IOM is bringing emergency healthcare, including maternal health, nutrition, and psychosocial support to 30,000 affected people.

Grateful to the frontline teams making this possible. pic.twitter.com\/OoVcYIpWyg<\/a><\/p>— SungAh Lee (@LeeSungAh_) April 20, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>