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This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 18-31 July 2011. The next sitrep will be issued in or around 8 August 2011.

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES

• Fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-North) continued in parts of South Kordofan in the absence of a ceasefire agreement.

• Access restrictions continue to remain the most important challenge to providing humanitarian assistance.

• Landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) claim 45 casualties in June-July in South Kordofan, highlighting need for demining and removal of UXO on roads and in towns.