CAUSES AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT IN SUDAN
Nasreldin ATIYA Rahamtalla
Department of Economics
Yobe State University, Damaturu, Nigeria
Email: nasratiya@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Sudan is home to more internally displaced persons than any other country in the world. Internal displacement has been recognized during the late 1980s and became prominent on the international agenda in the 1990s.This paper attempts to shed light on the causes and socio- economic consequences of internal displacement in Sudan. The study relies heavily on secondary data. It finds that displacement in Sudan is caused by conflict, natural disasters (floods, droughts and desertification) and development projects. There were 3.3 million people displaced by conflict in the country as of the end of 2016. Displacement leads to child homelessness, psychological stress on the displaced women, increase of the displaced women’s responsibilities for providing to their families, appearance of families without men-breadwinners and great reliance on aid and relief. It causes loss of properties and income sources, poor health services, concrete shift in consumption patterns and increase in school dropouts. Displacement threatens food security, deprives people of livelihoods and access to land and other natural resources. It is recommended that forced displacement should be prevented and IDPs are to be settled and integrated into local communities. Durable solutions should be adopted and governance reform and national dialogue are necessary for ending the conflict and achieving comprehensive and sustainable peace .
Keywords: Causes, Consequences, Displacement, Sudan.
