More than 100,000 people in El-Obeid have already been displaced at least once in 2026.

Omissions

• The specific 'more than 100,000 displaced' figure is supported by a single secondary source (UN News, July 2026) reporting UN humanitarian data; an earlier IOM statement put the number of internally displaced persons hosted in El-Obeid at 'more than 83,000', indicating the figure grew during 2026.
• The claim's phrasing 'displaced at least once this year (2026)' is a close paraphrase of UN reporting on the current number of displaced people in El-Obeid ('more than 100,000 displaced people now'), not a direct match of a statistic measuring displacement events in calendar year 2026.
• The UN News article's exact publication date within July 2026 could not be confirmed; it may have appeared just before or just after the 2026-07-08 session date.
• The 500,000 population figure (compared by the MEP to Poznań, Lyon or Lisbon) is consistent with IOM reporting that El-Obeid hosts around 500,000 people.

Sources

• PrimaryIOM - Displacement Rising as Crisis Escalates in Kordofan, SudanEl Obeid now hosts around 500,000 people, including more than 83,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs). Repeated arrivals are placing mounting pressure on the city. Displacement across Sudan's Kordofan region has surged, with newly displaced people increasing by 65% since February 2026, reaching more than 219,000 since the escalation began in October [2025].
• SecondaryUN News - Hunger deepens for displaced families in Sudan's El ObeidUN humanitarians working in war-torn Sudan highlighted rapidly growing needs among the more than 100,000 displaced people now [in El Obeid].
• SecondaryReliefWeb - Sudan Protection Cluster Note: El Obeid, North KordofanNorth Kordofan hosts more than 231,000 IDPs (DTM figures), with displacement continuing toward El Obeid. Overcrowded shelters, informal sites.