2.4.6. Conflict-induced displacement and return

According to IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Data, as of the start of December 2024, there were almost 1.6 million IDPs documented in the Central region, of those 654 142 in White Nile, 470 910 in Blue Nile, 282 042 in Al Jazirah and 190 256 in Sennar. Most IDPs in White Nile originated from outside the state, with about 77 % from Khartoum and 10 % from Al Jazirah. Of the IDP population in Blue Nile, 42 % originated from the state itself, while 29 % came from Khartoum and 19 % from Sennar state. In Al Jazirah state, 48 % of documented IDPs originated from within the state, while another 48 % originated from Khartoum state. In Sennar state, about 59 % of IDPs originated from Khartoum state, another 20 % from Al Jazirah and 14 % from Blue Nile.909

Table 4. This table provides information collected by IOM field teams on displacement since 15 April 2023 at state level. It disaggregates data into states of origin and displacement. This table only displays the state of origin with the highest percentage of IDPs in each state of displacement.910

The IOM DTM in August 2024 estimated that almost 726 000 people had been displaced due to fighting in Sennar state between 25 June and 29 July 2024, with 63 % of them experiencing secondary displacement.911 As of the end of November 2024, IOM reported more than 393 000 displacement movements from Al Jazirah since the escalation of the conflict there on 20 October 2024.912