SITUATION OVERVIEW

1. In Darfur, approximately 3.2 million people currently receive food aid. This includes some 1.7 million IDPs registered in camps.

2. In the disputed Abyei Area some 67,000 people remain displaced, mostly in Agok and South Sudan. Approximately 10,000 returns have been observed so far.

3. In South Kordofan and Blue Nile States, an estimated 665,000 people remain internally displaced or severely affected by on-going fighting.

Fighting continues to affect civilians in Blue Nile and South Kordofan. By the end of July, more than 205,000 Sudanese refugees had fled from Blue Nile and South Kordofan to camps in South Sudan and Ethiopia.

A year after the food crisis peaked in parts of the Horn of Africa - including the declaration of famine in parts of Somalia - humanitarian agencies have warned that tentative progress towards recovery could be undone in areas experiencing late and erratic rains, ongoing conflict and high food prices. Although dry conditions have eased in parts of the eastern Horn, and famine conditions are no longer present in Somalia, an at least 9.1 million people are still in need of assistance.

Hot Spot Indicators at Zonal Level

Food Insecurity: South and East Tigray Zones, North and South Wollo zone of Amhara region and East and West Hararge zones of Oromia region

Malaria: Wolayita zone of SNNPR, East and Horo Guduru Wollega Illu Aba Bora, Jima and South West Showa zones of Oromia region.

AWD: West Arsi zone of Oromia region

An escalation in the number of refugees fleeing to South Sudan points to a deterioration in the humanitarian situation in South Kordofan and Blue Nile. In June, more refugees fled Blue Nile and South Kordofan states, bringing the total number of refugees in South Sudan and Ethiopia to 205,000.

Link: Monthly Humanitarian Bulletin Sudan, 01 - 30 June 2012

21 May 2012 - More than 1,000 families have been affected by recent flash floods and heavy storms Gode and Korahe zones.

Link: Humanitarian Bulletin - Weekly Humanitarian Highlights in Ethiopia, 21 May 2012

The Horn of Africa crisis continues to affect 13.3 million people, including 3 million people in southern Somalia. In Djibouti, the population is facing the country’s sixth consecutive failed rainy season