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Highlights:
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Fighting that erupted in Khartoum between the Sudanese Armed Force (SAF) and the Rapid Support Force (RSF) on 15 April 2023 has significantly worsened the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, with a serious impact on civilians.
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Intercommunal violence and tension were reported across Darfur States. On 11 May, new fighting along tribal lines erupted in Geneina, West Darfur, with unconfirmed reports of people being killed and injured, including children.
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With the central warehouse under threat, UNICEF successfully dispatched two rounds of trucks from Khartoum to Madani. In total, 17 x 50-MT trucks loaded with $3 million in UNICEF health, WASH and education supplies are being delivered to displaced population in Madani and dispatched to facilities and partners in other states.
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UNICEF also successfully delivered life-saving health, nutrition and WASH supplies worth US$155,000 to implementing partners for hospitals, health facilities and the Maygoma orphanage in Khartoum.
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The revised Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) 2023 for Sudan was published on 18 May. It is estimated that the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance has increased by 57 per cent from 15.8 million to 24.7 million. The humanitarian community requests US$2.56 billion to continue the emergency response.
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UNICEF Sudan Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) 2023 is only 12 per cent funded currently leaving a funding gap of over US$500 million. UNICEF urgently requires US$60 million to immediately restock (this week and deliver lifesaving supplies over the coming weeks) and is revising the HAC in line with the HRP and the current conflict.
Situation overview
The fighting that erupted in Khartoum rapidly expanded to other areas of Sudan, significantly worsening the humanitarian crisis in the country. According to the reports from the Federal Ministry of Health, as of 14 May, the number of casualties across Sudan has risen to 705 deaths and 5,276 injuries.
Despite repeated ceasefire announcements as well as the signing of the Jeddah Declaration of Commitments to Protect the Civilians of Sudan and guarantee the safe passage of humanitarian aid on 11 May, the conflict and violence continued in Khartoum, West Kordofan, White Nile and the Darfurs, resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries.
Since 15 April, over a million people have been displaced, including over 843,000 individuals within Sudan of whom 368,000 are children1 and 248,299 into neighboring countries of whom an estimated 82,000 are children.2 Among the displaced are thousands of refugees and asylum seekers who had sought refuge in Sudan before the conflict and who have been displaced once again. Prior to the conflict, there were 3.7 million people internally displaced and 1.1 million refugees and asylum seekers in Sudan.3 Intercommunal violence and tension were reported across Darfur States. On 11 May, new fighting erupted between Masalit and Arab tribes in Geneina West Darfur State with unconfirmed reports of 260 people killed, including 7 children and injuries of more than 300 people. There are also unverified reports of resuming the clashes between SAF and RSF forces and involvement of armed Arab militias in parts of Central and North Darfur States. On 15 May, in El Fasher, North Darfur, the Governor of the Darfur Region had a meeting with the state governors of North, South and Central Darfur and the Native Administration to discuss the current situation in the region. Participants reportedly agreed to reinforce security in the region and requesting the UN and neighboring countries to provide urgent humanitarian aid to Darfur people.
Shortage of cash and the dramatic increase in fuel and transportation costs have significantly impacted the daily life and the ability of people to move out of insecure areas. Rapid market assessments across nine locations namely: Nyala in South Darfur, Dilling and Kadugli in South Kordofan, Gedarif, Kassala, Sennar, Khartoum, El-Obeid in North Kordofan reported that markets are mixed open and closed because of insecurity or lack of goods. Specifically in Khartoum, 40% of markets were reported open. There is significant increase in the price of goods such as price of sugar which has increased 250 per cent and shortages of imported goods such as wheat flour, oil, and tomato paste.