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KEY MESSAGES
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According to Key Informants (KIs) in assessed settlements, safety and security had either remained the same in the month prior to the data collection or slightly improved. However, in around a third of the assessed settlements KI reported that most people did not feel safe most of the time.
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In the majority of the assessed settlements KIs reported that access to basic services including shelter and protected water sources had not changed in the month prior to the data collection. Additionally, in around two third of assessed settlements KIs reported that access to food had improved in the hard-to-reach settlements. However, in 40% of the assessed settlements KIs reported hospitals and health facilities being unavailable, and that people were facing barriers accessing healthcare.
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Across almost all assessed settlements, KIs reported that people in the hard-to-reach settlements and in their current location had not received assistance in the month prior to the data collection. Healthcare, food and WASH was reported as the top priority need in both hard-to-reach settlements and the current location of the KIs with in-kind and multi- purpose cash reported as the preferred assistance modality in the hard-to- reach settlements.
CONTEXT & RATIONALE
Armed clashes in multiple cities across Sudan broke out on April 15th between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), resulting in displacement across the country and a deterioration of the already severe humanitarian needs in the country.
Given the rapidly changing humanitarian context, and the access constraints in many areas of the country, REACH conducted
an assessment of hard-to-reach areas in Sudan, to provide humanitarian actors with information on the extent of humanitarian needs in shock-affected and difficult to access parts of Sudan.
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
A total of 234 key informants (KIs) from or with knowledge about the humanitarian conditions in 70 hard-to-reach settlements in East Darfur were interviewed in Ad Du’yan, from 10 - 19 September, 2023. The data for this assessment was collected with support from Catholic Relief Services (CRS).
During the interviews, KIs were asked about the top priority needs in their current location and the humanitarian conditions and needs of people in the hard-to-reach settlements they had knowledge about or had recently left behind in East Darfur .
The findings are indicative and cannot be generalised with a known level of precision. Given the ongoing conflict, the situation in areas of knowledge might have changed since KIs’ last contact with the area. Where possible, findings should be triangulated with new information. For more information on the methodology, please refer to page 9.
The factsheets presenting the findings for West, South and Central Darfur states can be accessed via the Sudan Crisis Thread on the REACH website.