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Since the start of Sudan’s conflict in April 2023, displacement to South Sudan’s Raja County has increased following an escalation of violent tensions in South Darfur
Key Messages
• Access to sufficient food in most of the Sudanese settlements assessed in South Darfur was challenging. Additionally, begging and over-reliance on wild foods were reported among the main sources of food.
• The impact of conflict has had severe effects on general access to basic services (such as shelter, schools, water, health, communication networks, electricity etc.) in the assessed settlements in South Darfur.
• In South Sudan, delivery of humanitarian assistance was reportedly limited as intensified conflict caused the suspension of the operations of the suspension of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
• Some specific groups of people were unable to displace to safer zones due to movement numerous barriers in the assessed settlements in South Darfur.
• In Boro Medina (Raja County, South Sudan), food and shelter were some of the pressing needs for both refugees and returnees. Access to shelter and shelter materials was reportedly limited. The increase in prices for shelter materials and inability to access local shelter materials were major challenges to improving shelter for both refugees and returnees.
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services were reportedly poor in Boro Medina. Sanitation and hygiene promotion programs were reportedly unavailable resulting in poor disposal of human feces in and around returnee and refugee sites.
• Humanitarian service providers faced poor road networks, gaps in funding, the absence of humanitarian infrastructure and limited personnel in the urge to deliver humanitarian services to returnees and refugees in Boro Medina.