UNHCR calls for urgent aid as 1.3 million displaced Sudanese return home
Sudanese refugees wait for buses at a station in Egypt's capital Cairo on May 13, 2025 to travel to their home county after the army took control and ensured security.
More than 1.3 million Sudanese who fled the country's two-year conflict are now returning home, prompting the UN to call for greater international aid to help rebuild their shattered lives.
Mamadou Dian Balde, UNHCR's Regional Director for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes, confirmed that returns have primarily taken place in the Khartoum, Sennar, and Gezira states, which were devastated by the war.
