According to IDMC's Internal Displacement Updates, between 1 and 31 August 2026 Sudan recorded 89,973 conflict-driven internal displacements across 2 events, drawing on IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix reporting dated 26 August 2026. The alert was triggered because this monthly figure exceeded the rule's fixed threshold of 50,000 displacements. Measured against the country's own monthly record over the previous 19 months, the figure sits below the 90th percentile of 221,131.
| Rule | Displacement in a month against the country's own record |
| Period | 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31 |
| Displacement in the month | 89,973 |
| Events in the month | 2 |
| Months of history compared | 19 |
| 90th percentile of that history | 221,131 |
| Judged against | an absolute floor of 50,000; the 90th percentile of the country's own record, 221,131. Fired on: abs_floor. |
| Detected | 30 October 2026, run 51 |