This report covers the period 01/01/2008 to 31/12/2008.

In brief

Programme purpose: Support Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS), a leading indigenous community-based humanitarian organisation in Sudan, to address the most urgent situations of vulnerability in their country.

Programmes summary: The year 2008 marked three years after the peace agreement was signed in 2005, after a pan-Sudan health assessment was conducted by the Federation. This was proceeded by a high level visit of Red Cross Red Crescent leaders in October

Period covered by this Final Report: 18 July 2007 to 18 April 2008;

Appeal target (current): 7,498,940 (USD 6,233,533 or EUR 4,561,399);

Final Appeal coverage(1): 120%;

The attached financial report is interim, a final report will be posted shortly.

Appeal history:

- A preliminary appeal launched on 18 July 2007 for CHF 2,077,530 (USD 1,646,690 or EUR 1,194,969) for five months to assist 40,000 people.

- CHF 549,000 was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) initial response efforts.

Situation in the Field

- Days of torrential rains in last days of July 2008 has brought one of the worst floods in years to the Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (NBGS), mostly Aweil centre, Aweil East, Aweil West and Aweil North counties.

- Flooding has overstretched the capacity of existing health services in NBEG to respond to the emerging health needs of the flood affected population. Emergency health conditions continue to be a serious challenge with health service coverage in the flood affected areas being very low before the onset of the flood. Very few health facilities

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In its resolution 60/124 of December 2005, the General Assembly of the United Nations sought to remedy two problems that had bedevilled UN efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance in a timely and effective manner. First, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, mandated by the Assembly to coordinate the international response to humanitarian emergencies, had no resources at his disposal with which to address the immediate needs in a rapid-onset crisis; and secondly, the international response to protracted emergencies seemed often to be dictated more by

What's a little bit of water, right?

But when a little rain, which is often initially welcomed, comes day after day and week after week - the water does become a problem. It drowns and rots the crops, kills livestock, causes rivers to overflow, causes landslides (that then destroy homes and communities), and increases the risk of diseases like malaria, dysentery and dengue fever.

In the last year, tens of millions of children and families have been directly affected by flooding - hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes. Since July alone, massive flooding

The state of Northern Bahr El Ghazal epitomizes how difficult it is for returnees to reintegrate when early recovery intentions get frustrated by a sequence of emergencies. Located along the old front line, the state was disproportionally affected by the civil war and much of its population sought refuge in Khartoum and in South Darfur. Since 2004 it is estimated that more than 400,000 people have returned, making up one third of the state's population and placing a huge burden on the social services accessed by the resident communities. While agencies planned

Period covered by this Ops Update: 15 December, 2007 to 29 January

Appeal target (current): 7,384,145 (USD 6,837,171 or EUR 4,586,425); Appeal coverage (revised budget): 69 %;

 Appeal history:

- This Emergency Appeal was initially launched (on a preliminary basis) on 18 July, 2007 for CHF 2,077,530 (USD 1,646,690 or EUR 1,194,969) for five months to assist 40,000 people.

- CHF 549,000 was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) initial response efforts.

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation's disaster response system and increases the ability of national societies to respond to disasters.

Summary: CHF 219,497 (USD 180,507 or EUR 135,492) was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 27 April 2007 to contribute to a coordinated effort mounted

This report covers the period from 12/1/2007 to 1/1/2008