More than 25 million people have fled their homes in the Horn of Africa
About 25 million people were internally displaced in the Horn of Africa at the end of June, including 20 million internally displaced people in six countries and 5 million refugees who fled outside of those countries.
About 25 million people were internally displaced in the Horn of Africa at the end of June, including 20 million internally displaced people in six countries and 5 million refugees who fled outside of those countries.
According to a report released by the Intergovernmental Development Association (IGAD) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the East African region, the region still has the largest number of forcibly displaced people in the world.
The two institutions have said: "The crisis in Sudan has led to an alarming increase in the number of regional refugees since the end of 2023, from 20.5 million to 25 million by mid-2024."
The statement added that high levels of food shortages and malnutrition are widespread among displaced people in the area.
According to IGAD and IOM, more than half of the region's 20 million refugees are in Sudan, followed by Somalia and Ethiopia.
Since the power-hungry war between military generals in Sudan began in April 2023 until now, 7.9 million people have fled their homes and this crisis has made it the largest number of internally displaced people in the world.
About 2.3 million people have fled to neighboring countries, with a third of them fleeing to the neighboring country of South Sudan.
