The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that more than 14 million people have fled their homes since the onset of the ongoing conflict in Sudan.

“The internal displacement number has hit 11 million. That’s an increase of 200,000 just since September,” IOM Director-General Amy Pope said in a statement on Tuesday, according to Xinhua news agency.

“Another 3.1 million people have crossed borders to escape the fighting. In total, nearly 30 percent of Sudan’s population has been displaced,” she added.

Pope described the situation in Sudan as “catastrophic,” noting that “the suffering is growing by the day” and that “almost 25 million people are now requiring assistance.”

The IOM chief emphasized the urgency of addressing this displacement crisis, calling for “the guns in Sudan to fall silent.”

Sudan has been engulfed in a deadly conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since mid-April 2023. A situation report from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, issued on October 14, stated that the conflict has resulted in over 24,850 deaths.