Nairobi, September 15 (Darfur24)
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that emergency relief supplies for Sudan delivered through its Common Humanitarian Corridor could run out by the end of September, amid growing displacement, conflict and heavy rains.
“We cannot turn our backs on the people of Sudan at a time when they desperately need us, amid escalating conflict, growing numbers of displaced people, and the fallout from heavy rains,” IOM Director General Amy Pope said in a statement.
Pope warned that the humanitarian system could collapse within weeks without new funding, saying the organization would otherwise be unable to deliver assistance to people in need.
According to the IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix, 8.6 million people remain internally displaced in Sudan, while 4.9 million have been registered as returnees.
About 70% of internally displaced people live with host families or in informal settlements. Ongoing violence, flooding and heavy rains have damaged shelters and forced some displaced people to flee again.
The IOM said its Common Humanitarian Corridor has reached 2.84 million people since July 2023. More than one million people received assistance through the corridor in 2024, but the figure fell to 804,000 in 2025. So far this year, the organization has provided shelter supplies and emergency household kits to about 330,000 people.
The organization warned that existing stocks of shelter materials, sanitation supplies and emergency household items could be exhausted by the end of September without additional donor funding.
The corridor allows humanitarian organizations to coordinate and deliver emergency supplies through a network of more than 100 registered partners. The IOM warned that disruption to the system would significantly weaken the humanitarian response and make it difficult and costly to rebuild supply chains and coordination mechanisms.
The IOM said it needs $15 million to maintain the corridor at minimum operational capacity, allowing it to support 305,000 people.
A $27 million contribution would restore assistance to levels close to those of 2025 and reach 570,000 people, while $42 million would allow the organization to expand its response and provide immediate lifesaving assistance to up to one million people.