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Operational Context
Clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued for the 17th consecutive day on 1 May.
On 1 May, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tweeted that UNHCR, with governments and partners, is preparing for the possibility that over 800,000 people may flee the fighting in Sudan for neighbouring countries.
On 2 May, in a press briefing in Geneva on 2 May, UNHCR informed that the agency and partners are scalingup relief efforts as cross-border movements from Sudan increase, with an estimated 100,000 refugee and refugee returnee arrivals already.
On 1 May, Executive Director Cindy McCain announced that the World Food Programme (WFP) has lifted the temporary suspension of operations in Sudan. Food distribution is expected to commence in the states of Gedaref, Jazirah, Kassala, and White Nile in the coming days.
The Civil Aviation Authority announced that Sudan’s airspace would remain closed until 13 May with the exception of aid and evacuation flights.
On 1 May, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Clementine Nkweta-Salami of Cameroon as his Deputy Special Representative for Sudan with the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). She will also serve as the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan succeeding Ms. Khardiata Lo N’Diaye of Senegal. Ms. Nkweta-Salami is currently the UNHCR Director of the Regional Bureau for the East, Horn and Great Lakes Regions of Africa.
On 30 April, the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General announced that in light of the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, the Secretary-General was sending the Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, to the region immediately.