OCHA Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin - ReliefWeb

Humanitarian Bulletin Sudan Issue 27 | 29 June – 5 July 2015

In this issue HIGHLIGHTS

Massive influx of S. Sudanese refugees P.1

• Over 38,000 South

Blue Nile: 37,800 returnees need aid P.2

Sudanese refugees arrived in

S. Kordofan: 35,000 IDPs in El Abassiya P.3

Sudan in June alone.

Darfur: gaps in education in the state P.4

• In Blue Nile State, about 37,800 Sudanese refugee returnees require aid,

Refugee women in White Nile’s Al Alagaya receiving food aid (WFP)

according to the Wali (Governor). • Out of the estimated 184,800 displaced people in South Kordofan some 35,000 are in El Abassiya locality, according to HAC. • Only 29 per cent of the education sector needs in Sudan have been funded. • Aid organisations support some 4,000 vulnerable people in North Darfur with agricultural assistance.

FIGURES 3.1 million

IDPs in Darfur (to date)

2.5 million

GAM burden

2 million

Refugees in Sudan (excluding S. Sudanese) (UNHCR)

168,000

South Sudanese refugees in Sudan - since 15 Dec 2013 (UNHCR)

187,747

FUNDING

1.04 billion requested in 2015 (US$)

reported funding

According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), just over 38,000 South Sudanese refugees arrived in Sudan during the month of June, marking the largest monthly arrival rate to Sudan since the conflict broke out in December 2013. In the week ending 30 June, 7,241 refugees arrived in the country, representing over 1,000 arrivals per day. This brings the total number of arrivals in 2015 to 72,296. Refugees are arriving in White Nile, South Kordofan, West Kordofan and Khartoum states. In Kharasana, West Kordofan, a further 2,368 refugees have arrived in the last week bringing the total from the recent influx to 15,110 refugees. In South Kordofan 2,576 refugees have arrived, the majority of whom went to Abu Jubaiha town and Greid village. In White Nile State, 1,822 refugees have arrived. The total number of South Sudanese arrivals in Sudan now stands at 187,747, of whom over 101,000 have received some form of humanitarian assistance, according to UNHCR.

Response to the needs of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan

Displaced people in Sudan

36%

Massive influx of South Sudanese refugees with over 38,000 arriving in the last month

Extension of three refugee sites in White Nile State – Al Alagaya, El Redis II and Al Kashafa – is underway with demarcation of the additional space in progress. Emergency tents have already been erected to cope with the refugee influx as shelter materials are delivered. In preparation for the rainy season, a three-month supply of Super Cereals (142 MT) was pre-positioned in the five sites of Al Kashafa, El Redis I, El Redis II, Jouri and Um Sangor.

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Monthly food distributions will continue in Al Alagaya and Dabat Bosin sites, as they remain accessible. In Jouri site, the State Ministry of Health (SMoH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) constructed three communal shelters, a laboratory and a pharmacy. In Um Sangor site, the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) constructed a health clinic comprising of a screening room, a nutrition room, a laboratory and a pharmacy. The clinic is staffed with a doctor, a medical assistant, two nurses, two midwives and a lab technician. However, there is no ambulance available in the camp and referrals are transported by car. With the exception of Dabat Bosin, the amount of water available at the other refugee sites in White Nile State has fallen below 10 litres per person per day, not meeting SPHERE recommendation of 15 litres per person per day. The water availability and latrine coverage in El Redis II has been particularly affected by the large number of an estimated 8,000 new arrivals in the last weeks. In response to the water and sanitation gaps, aid organisations are rehabilitating latrines in the area and conducting latrine management campaigns as well as hygiene promotion sessions, while further funding is sought. In West Kordofan’s Kharasana area, the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed onemonth food rations to 7,642 refugees. For refugees without proper shelter the storage of food is a serious problem especially with the upcoming rains. UNHCR and agencies on the ground are in discussions to enhanced capacity to be deployed in the state, especially international NGOs.

Wali requests assistance to some 37,800 Sudanese returnees in the Blue Nile State Some 37,800 Sudanese refugee returnees in Blue Nile State are in need of humanitarian assistance, according to HAC

According to the Sudanese Commission of Refugees (COR) in Ed Damazine, between January 2013 and May 2015 an estimated 37,900 Sudanese refugees have returned from South Sudan and Ethiopia. These returnees returned to Al Tadamon, Kurmuk, El Roseires and Geissan localities and are in need of humanitarian assistance. In Al Tadamon locality, some 19,600 refugees who returned from South Sudan after its cession have settled in the locality. Sudanese refugees who had settled in Ethiopia’s border areas with Sudan and were not registered as refugees in the country were asked by the Ethiopian authorities to either register as refugees or return to Sudan. Consequently, some 10,700 refugees returned to 12 villages in Kurmuk locality. An additional 3,900 refugees, who had also taken refuge in the border areas, returned to Geissan locality. Meanwhile some 3,700 refugees from Tongu refugee camp in Ethiopia returned to El Roseires locality. Local authorities provided the returnees with initial food assistance and plan to settle them in safe areas where they can receive humanitarian assistance. The Wali (Governor) of Blue Nile State submitted a request to aid organisations for their support in providing these people with humanitarian assistance. In turn, UN humanitarian agencies have asked for permission to visit relevant locations to carry our assessments and determine precise needs.

FEWS Net: People in conflict-affected areas will face crisis levels of food insecurity According to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) June report, food security will deteriorate for poor families during the peak of the lean season from July to September. Families will find themselves increasingly dependent on markets for food as household food stocks deplete. In conflict affected areas of South Kordofan, Darfur and Blue Nile states, crisis (IPC Phase 3) levels of food insecurity will prevail, as farmers are unable to access land for cultivation, according to FEWS NET.

www.unocha.org/sudan | www.unocha.org | [email protected] | Facebook: UNOCHASudan | Twitter: @UNOCHA_Sudan This report was prepared by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in collaboration with humanitarian partners.


The recorded rainfall in early to mid-June was 10 to 25 per cent below average in western Sudan and across the sorghum cultivation areas in central and eastern Sudan. The lower than average rainfall has led to a decrease in pasture and water availability for livestock, according to FEWS NET. Land preparation is underway in most areas of the country and farmers are expected to begin planting in early July.

South Kordofan: over 35,000 IDPs are in El Abassiya locality, according to HAC Out of the estimated 184,800 displaced people in South Kordofan some 35,000 are in El Abassiya locality, HAC

According to the Government’s Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC), out of the estimated 184,800 displaced people in South Kordofan, some 35,000 are residing in El Abassiya locality. Following the onset of the rainy season, there have been reports New IDPs receiving emergency household supplies El Abassiya town, South Kordofan (UN) of the movement of displaced people within the state. HAC requested aid agencies to provide logistical support to verify and update records of these people. The recent movement has disrupted the implementation of some humanitarian activities including the construction of 300 latrines and the distribution of seeds and tools by national NGOs in the locality. HAC is unable to verify the numbers of displaced people currently in El Abassiya locality due to financial constraints. If they receive logistical support, HAC will draw on enumerators from all other localities to carry out this exercise.

Lack of funding affects health assistance to 35,000 people in El Abassiya A lack of funding has led to the discontinuation of health services for some 35,000 displaced people in El Abassiya locality. WHO had been supporting the SMoH and the SRCS in operating three emergency health clinics in the locality that serve some 35,000 displaced people. The support from WHO included running costs, incentives for medical staff as well as medicine and medical supplies. However, WHO funds only covered a twomonth period, which expired on 25 June, and no additional funds have been received. As a result, two of the emergency clinics have already closed and the third clinic is set to close in the coming week. WHO raised this issue with aid agencies.

Aid organisations struggle to meet the education needs of displaced people in Darfur According to aid agencies, this year education in emergencies activities are only 24 per cent funded

As the majority of schools in internally displaced persons camps (IDP) in Sudan prepare to reopen for the new school year, underfunding in the education sector is affecting education partners’ response capacities. According to the Financial Tracking System (FTS), only 29 per cent of the education sector needs have been funded to date. School Feeding Programmes account for approximately 76 per cent of these funds, leaving only 24 per cent ($4.2 million) of funding for education in emergencies activities. The reopening of IDP schools for the new academic year poses a significant challenge for many education partners across Darfur. Key constraints include the shortage of space, poor conditions of existing classrooms, lack of latrines and seating for students and lack of new curriculum textbooks for the first Grade. In South Darfur, 94,974 pupils (of whom



are 44,671 are girls) are currently enrolled in 86 IDP schools with 863 classrooms in total. This amounts to an average of 110 students per classroom, which far exceeds the global Minimum Standards for Education (MSE) set by the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) of 40 students per classroom. Classroom in Al Sireaf IDP camp, North Darfur (UNAMID, file photo)

In Central Darfur, the main challenge is the issue of space in existing classrooms as well as shortage of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in many of the IDP schools. Some 175 classrooms require urgent rehabilitation in the state. In North Darfur, 42,287 children who are enrolled in the three main IDP camps (Zamzam, Abu Shouk and El Salam) face a shortage of text-books, particularly for the First Grade pupils. Zamzam IDP Camp, which hosts the greatest proportion of newly displaced people, faces the most critical gaps with overcrowded classrooms and shortage of water and sanitation facilities. In order to accommodate enrolment of new school-age displaced children for the 2014/2015 school year in the North Darfur IDP camps, the education sector requires immediate funding to establish 167 temporary learning spaces and rehabilitate 350 existing education shelters. With the current level of funding, the education sector will not be able to sustain the education response throughout IDP camps in Darfur. This lack of funding will affect some 32,000 newly displaced school children in North and Central Darfur.

Some 4,000 vulnerable people in North Darfur receive livelihood assistance According to the results of 2014 Post-Harvest Assessment (PHA), an estimated 2,270 MT of different kind of seeds are required for the 2015 summer agricultural season.

In North Darfur, Oxfam America supported some 4,000 vulnerable people in Kebkabiya and El Sireaf localities and in El Fasher rural areas with agricultural supplies

The State Ministry of Agriculture (SMoA), with the support of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), will distribute 615 MT of seeds for the summer season compared with the 400 MT distributed last year. Due to funding constraints, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will only be able to contribute 12 MT compared to the 400 MT provided last year. The International NGO Oxfam America supported 800 vulnerable families (about 4,000 people) with agricultural supplies including seeds and tools. The vulnerable families were selected based on their ability to access cultivation lands. This assistance supported 250 families in Kebkabiya, 250 families in El Sireaf and 300 newly displaced families in El Fasher rural, particularly in Abu Degais, Majdob, and Behair villages. Furthermore, Oxfam America supported 1,000 resident families in the aforementioned villages of El Fasher rural with similar agricultural inputs. The international NGO ZOA, through a voucher system, is also distributing seeds in Dar Al Salam and Klaimendo localities targeting 1,000 families in seven villages.
