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The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Thursday that nearly 4.65 million displaced civilians have returned to their areas in Sudan, as the number of internally displaced people due to the ongoing civil war continues to decline, Anadolu reports. The UN agency said in a statement that the new data was based on surveys done at nearly 13,000 locations across 185 localities in all 18 Sudanese states. The IOM said the number of internally displaced people reached nearly 8.69 million across 185 localities, down 25% from the highest recorded displacement level and around 1% lower than the previous month. According to the agency, nearly 4.65 million people had returned to their areas across 74 localities, with 82% returning from […]
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