Sudan: Humanitarian Bulletin | Issue 25 | 6 – 19 November 2017 [EN/AR]

HIGHLIGHTS

• About 10,000 people need assistance in Dilling locality, South Kordofan.

• Humanitarian corridor Sudan to South Sudan eases food aid to 97,000.

• First official national antitrafficking plan launched by the Government.

• Over 200 Syrian and Yemeni refugees in Khartoum received livelihood training.

• SHF donors travel to Nertiti, in newly opened Jebel Marra.

FIGURES 2017

# people in need in Sudan (2017 HNO): 4.8 million

# people in need in Darfur (2017 HNO): 3 million

GAM caseload (2017 HNO): 2.2 million

South Sudanese refugees Since 15 Dec 2013 (registered by UNHCR) - as of 31 Oct 2017: 453,258

Other refugees and asylum seekers (registered by UNHCR) - as of 30 June 2017: 167,784

FUNDING

337.5 million
US$ received in 2017

40.9% funded
(FTS, as of 19 Nov 2017)

Aid agencies identify 10,000 IDPs in need of assistance in Dilling, South Kordofan

An estimated 10,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs)—1,943 families—who have settled in areas around Dilling town (Alfarshaya, Eltukma, Elnila and Altumat), South Kordofan State, need humanitarian assistance, according to findings of an inter-agency mission carried out from 2 to 5 October. The IDPs—most of whom are women and children—have settled in areas that are prone to flooding and have indicated their willingness to return to areas of initial displacement, provided there is security. Rain-fed farming was reported as the main source of livelihood, supplemented with paid labour. However, the IDPs have reported limited access to land for cultivation especially in areas surrounding Dilling town. Aid organisations are currently preparing to respond with food, water, sanitation assistance, livelihood opportunities, free health services and education support.

IDPs unable to afford health services

In some of the assessed areas, IDPs are unable to access healthcare services either due to lack of funding or the long distances to health facilities. This is the case in the Umalwan area, where the nearest health facility is 4km away and is difficult to reach during the rainy season. There are no ante‐natal services available, and most health centres do not have adequate staff, according to the mission report. There are also no ongoing health promotion activities in any of the assessed areas. Some of the IDPs do not have adequate potable water or sanitation facilities.

For many IDPs, livelihood opportunities are out of reach

Without access to arable land due lack of funds and security, most IDPs arriving in the Dilling area are limited to cottage-style subsistence agriculture. With the majority previously engaged in agriculture, pastoralism, and agro-pastoralism in their areas of origin, livelihood prospects are limited.

State of water pump disrepair exposes community to disease

The high number of water handpumps in a state of disrepair has compelled IDP families to use unprotected water sources, exposing them to the risk of water-borne diseases, according to the mission report. There were concerns that some households had dug water wells inside their houses close to pit latrines, increasing the possibility of contamination. Most of IDPs do not have latrines in their homes and many reported that latrines caved in easily due to the soil structure. Some of the available latrines are unsafe, and the affected community lacks personal hygiene awareness and practices.

Closed or Needing Rehabilitation, Dilling IDPs lack schools

Of the 90 schools in Dilling locality, and five alternative learning programme (ALP) centres, 59 schools are functioning, of which five cater to nomads and one is an ALP centre. Only 10 primary schools are accessible to IDP children. While 3,408 (1,558 girls and 1,850 boys) currently attend school, according to the Dilling locality Education Office, overall, there are not enough schools to meet the needs of the IDP, the host and the returnee communities. With almost half of these schools requiring rehabilitation or built of grass, all schools lack sufficient basic equipment and materials such as seating, desks and boards. There are also no water or sanitation facilities.