“Thousands of people who want to return home, are inspired by hope, courage and permanent connection with their country,” said Othman Belbi, regional director of the International Migration Organization (IOM).
Although hope is more strengthened by this development, many of these people are returning to the provinces and cities, whose wealth has been destroyed in the ongoing war for more than two years.
Since the start of the war in April 2021, more than one million more than one million people have been forcibly displaced, the world’s largest displacement crisis.
A third of these displaced people have gone to neighboring countries like Chad and South Sudan, who are facing difficulty supporting these refugees and these disadvantages are increasing rapidly.
The UN Refugee Agency -UNHCR Regional Coordinator, Mamadou Dian Bald said, “The return is not just an optimistic but also an indication of subtle changes, but it also shows that the host countries are already under pressure are under pressure.”
Time is going out of hand
IOM emphasized that in order to return these people under international law, their return should be volunteer and honorable, that is, they should not be forced.
Most of the about 1.5 million Sudanese migrants are moving towards Khartum, Al Jazeera and Army provinces, where the influence of war is still very serious.
In the khartum, especially, many buildings, ruins have been transformed and public infrastructure like roads and power plants has been damaged or destroyed. The damaged buildings also include the UNHCR office.
Abdullah Al Dardar, director of the Arab countries of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), said, “If instantaneous measures are not taken, people will return to the ruins of removal of ruins and the ruins of water, electricity and health care.”
People returning are also threatening to have a high loss of sexual and sexual violence against women and girls except women and girls.
To meet the psychological and protection needs of these women and girls, safe places have been established in Khartum and Al Jazeera provinces.