The IOM is part of the United Nations (UN) system and is the primary intergovernmental body for migration control and assistance.

This makes the agency the first of its kind to reestablish its presence in the city since the beginning of the war.

The restoration takes place after the Sudanese army regained control of this capital, which had long been in the hands of paramilitaries.

Since mid-April 2023, this African nation has been mired in an internal war, after power struggles between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, have intensified.

The fighting has already destroyed countless livelihoods, plunging the country into a complex spiral of hunger and death.

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