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Jebel Marra Crisis Fact Sheet Issue 4 I 10 March 2016

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KEY FACTS

• Over 105,000 civilians have been reportedly displaced from the Jebel Marra area in Sudan’s Darfur region since mid-January 2016 as a result of increased hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Abdul Wahid faction of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA/AW). Official government estimates for the newly displaced in North Darfur, at 23 February, are 72,727.

• As the current crisis enters its 9th week, the number of people displaced as a result of the Jebel Marra crisis continues to rise every day.

• Government authorities continue to deny access to the UN and humanitarian partners to many areas of the Jebel Marra in Central and South Darfur. As a result, humanitarian actors have been unable to assess and respond to the needs of up to 70,000 people who have been reportedly displaced as a result of the recent hostilities. The UN is extremely concerned about the plight of civilians, in light of the prolonged nature of the current crisis.

• Aid organisations continue to scale up the response in North Darfur and some food, water, sanitation, emergency shelter, household supplies, protection, nutrition and health-related needs are being met, but significant gaps remain (see table on p. 3).

• In North Darfur, the delivery of assistance to people in need is hampered by the relative isolation of Sortony and Tawilla. There are also concerns regarding the suitability of these sites - in Sortony, the barren and inhospitable landscape triggers complex challenges, including the provision of water. In Tawilla, the site is overcrowded and prone to flooding.

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