The United Nations Refugee Agency’s Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Sudan situation, Mamadou Balde, said on Tuesday that nearly 3.5 million people, including 721,000 refugees, have returned to Sudan, according to media reports.
Speaking at a press conference, Balde said that Sudan’s regions are gradually regaining stability, including Al Jazirah, Khartoum, and several other areas considered the refugees’ places of origin, adding that approximately 3.5 million people have returned so far, including 721,000 refugees.
The UN official stressed that the situation in Sudan is still classified as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, adding that 11,100 people reached Europe in 2025, almost triple the number recorded in 2024.
He further emphasized that Sudan’s neighboring countries, including the Central African Republic, Chad, South Sudan and Uganda, host around 4.3 million Sudanese refugees, with an additional 470,000 new arrivals projected for 2026, as well as thousands of displaced persons in border areas.
Since April 2023, the country has been engulfed in a deadly conflict between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces, a war that has claimed the lives of thousands and displaced millions.
