Attachments
KEY MESSAGES
• Health facilities have been largely reported unfunctional across the three localities, with pregnant/lactating women and children below 5 years old reportedly being the most vulnerable population groups due to unavailability of specialized services.
• Limited access to safe drinking water and sanitation services have been reported particularly in Zalingi and Um Dukhun.
• Access to food has been reportedly challenging across the three localities due to a reduction in harvest’s quantities, unavailability and inaccessibility of markets, and lack of economic resources, causing severe hunger.
• A perceived sense of insecurity has been reported particularly in Zalingi and Um Dukhun, where KIs reported barriers to freedom of movements outside the urban areas, mainly due to insecurity.
CONTEXT & RATIONALE
Armed clashes in multiple cities across Sudan broke out on April 15th 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), resulting in displacement across the country and a deterioration of its already severe humanitarian needs.
Given the rapidly changing humanitarian context, and the access constraints in many areas of the country, IMPACT conducted a multisectoral Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) in 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.