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November 12, 2025 Humanitarian aid
Around 90,000 people were forced to flee their homes after the fall of El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, and another 50,000 fled violence in Kordofan, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director Amy Pope told reporters on Wednesday.
"People who have fled their homes in El Fasher are reporting widespread violence, sexual abuse, and the shooting of civilians," the IOM Director-General said at a briefing at UN headquarters.
Women and children walked for days, without food or water, along roads strewn with corpses, sometimes having to hide from drones. According to Pope, these families are in dire need of support, and cuts to humanitarian aid worldwide are jeopardizing efforts to help them.
Those affected need shelter and essential supplies – people fled in the clothes they had, unable to take anything with them, trying to save their lives and the lives of their children. The IOM is ready to provide everything needed, but funding for humanitarian operations is woefully inadequate: only 8 percent of the required funds have been allocated. The IOM is forced to raise funds by turning to other UN agencies.
Another problem is humanitarian access. Access to the outskirts of El Fasher is virtually impossible, and IOM staff can mostly only assist those who have fled the city.
In addition, humanitarian workers themselves have become victims of violence – many have been injured, and several have been killed or injured.
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