HIGHLIGHTS
Heightened food insecurity expected throughout Sudan due to projected below-average crop yields
Humanitarian assistance arrives in conflict-affected Fanga Suk
WHO records nearly 540 VHF cases since August 2015 outbreak
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Multi-sectoral humanitarian relief supplies reached Fanga Suk village in Central Darfur State’s Northern Jebel Marra Locality on December 5. Humanitarian organizations distributed the emergency relief commodities—including health, nutrition, shelter, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) supplies—to conflict-affected populations in Jebel Marra between December 5 and 15, according to the UN.
Ongoing clashes in South Sudan continue to prompt vulnerable populations to flee to Sudan. Approximately 193,600 South Sudanese refugees arrived in Sudan between December 2013 and December 2015. The majority—more than 59 percent—reside in Sudan’s White Nile State, where relief actors are providing emergency food assistance and other humanitarian assistance.
Relief organizations are developing preparedness and contingency plans to address anticipated humanitarian needs in Sudan as expected poor rainfall—exacerbated by the El Niño climate phenomenon—will likely increase food insecurity beginning in March 2016.
NUMBERS AT A GLANCE
6.6 million
People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Sudan OCHA – September 2015
4.4 million
People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Darfur OCHA – October 2015
1.7 million
IDPs or Severely Affected Persons in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States OCHA – October 2014
367,063
Refugees in Sudan UNHCR – November 2015
1,900
Sudanese Refugees in the Central African Republic UNHCR – July 2015
315,200
Sudanese Refugees in Chad UNHCR – July 2015
242,473
Sudanese Refugees in South Sudan Since December 2013 UNHCR – November 2015