IOM says it has run out of aid stocks in Sudan
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sowetan
The International Organization for Migration says it distributed more than 40,000 tonnes of aid this year before running out of stocks in Sudan. Humanitarian agencies estimate that 15.4 million people need shelter and essential items, according to the IOM and the UN Refugee Agency.
The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Sudan, Mohamed Refaat, said the agency’s warehouses were now completely empty after distributing more than 40,000 tonnes of aid since the beginning of 2026. He made the statement on Friday during a UN briefing in Geneva, according to Reuters.
The IOM and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimate that 15.4 million people in Sudan need emergency shelter and essential household goods. Funding constraints limit assistance to around 10% of people in need, and 936,000 people have so far received assistance, according to a joint statement by the two agencies.
Around 8.6 million people remain internally displaced in Sudan and more than 4.6 million have fled to neighbouring countries. More than 5.2 million people have also returned to their areas of origin, where they often find housing, infrastructure and essential services destroyed, according to the IOM and UNHCR.
Mohamed Refaat warned that the number of internally displaced people could rise again despite recent returns. The IOM and UNHCR called for urgent funding to replenish emergency stocks and prevent a further deterioration in the living conditions of displaced people, Reuters reported.
The warning comes after the UN warning about aid running out for displaced people in Sudan, published on 6 November, and the humanitarian agencies’ call for urgent international aid on the same day.
