Doha from 7-­‐8 April 2013

Preamble

We, the Participants in the International Donor Conference for Reconstruction and Development in Darfur, hosted by the State of Qatar on 7-­‐8 April 2013:

-­‐ Affirm that the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) is the main framework for the overall peace process in Darfur; and

Only 27% of people in Sudan use an improved sanitation facility, while 40% of people in Sudan have no access to an improved water source.

Source: 2010 Sudan Household Health Survey

WHAT?

• 1.4 million IDPs living in Darfur camps are dependent on life-saving water, sanitation and hygiene services. The need for these services may increase because of new IDPs, due to conflicts in Darfur.

• Need for new or improved water, sanitation and hygiene services for 200,000 returnees (IDPs and refugees) in their areas of origin in Darfur.

Over 40,000 people of South Sudanese origin are stranded at departure points in and around Khartoum, often living in very poor conditions.

WHAT?

• An estimated 40,000 people of South Sudanese origin are living in open areas in and around Khartoum, waiting to travel to South Sudan. Many have been there for more than two years and are living in poor conditions.

• A further 3,500 people of South Sudanese origin are in a similar position living at Kosti railway station and have had no or little access to basic services for two years.

Global acute malnutrition (GAM) levels for children under-five in Sudan stand at 16.4%, which is above the internationally accepted emergency “critical” threshold of 15%.

WHAT?

• Over 750,000 children are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2013. Currently less than 15% of these children have access to treatment.

• One in three children in Sudan is stunted; over 2 million children are unlikely to ever reach their full potential in terms of physical and intellectual development.

In 2012, mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) killed or injured more than 100 people in Sudan.

WHAT?

• More than 1.4 million people are affected by mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in the areas of South Kordofan, Blue Nile, Darfur and east Sudan, with 31 fatalities and 72 injured in 2012 - mainly men and boys.

• Increase in mine and ERW affected areas, with 28 new hazardous areas registered in 2012 and over 288 open for survey and clearance, often in areas with limited access for assessment.

5.75 million people in Sudan are in need of basic health services.

The number of health personnel in Darfur is five times lower than the WHO benchmark.

WHAT?

• Inadequate and insufficient access to primary health care and referral services for 5.75 million IDPs, returnees, refugees and people from affected host communities in Darfur, South Kordofan, Blue Nile and Abyei and east Sudan.

• High morbidity and mortality from communicable and vaccine-preventable diseases, particularly in conflict-affected regions.

Between 3.2 and 3.5 million people in Sudan will face stressed or crisis levels of acute food insecurity in the course of 2013.

Source: Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWSNET)

WHAT?

• The most vulnerable segments of the population—particularly long-term displaced people, female- or child-headed households and the elderly—are the hardest hit by food insecurity and limited livelihood resources.

With 4.3 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, Sudan remains one of the largest humanitarian operations, requiring a large-scale, coordinated response.

WHAT?

• Coordination and common services are required for a large and complex humanitarian operation involving multiple humanitarian actors. This includes 22 Government line ministries and departments, some 3,800 national NGOs, 125 INGOs, the Red Cross / Crescent Movement and 26 UN organisations, all of whom require coordination and common services.

SUMMARY:

• Grain prices continued a seasonal downward trend during December 2012 in most markets of Sudan. However, prices are still comparatively high despite the good harvest prospect of 2012/13’s agricultural season in Sudan due to the high cost of production and transportation caused by high inflation/local currency devaluation.

• Onn average wholesale sorghum prices in December were relatively similar to November, and 140 percent higher the five-year average and 21 percent higher than the same period last year.