HIGHLIGHTS
Ongoing clashes in Jebel Marra displace more than 105,000 people since mid-January
Relief agencies confront access restraints in Central Darfur
CERF provides $7 million to address funding gaps in Khartoum and White Nile states
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
As of early March, clashes in Darfur Region’s Jebel Marra area—a mountainous region that encompasses parts of Central Darfur, North Darfur, and South Darfur and is largely under rebel control—had displaced more than 105,000 people, according to the UN.
Relief agencies have been unable to access many of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) because of Government of Sudan (GoS)-imposed access constraints.
A new report from the USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) projects that more than 4 million Sudanese will continue to face acute food insecurity between March–September 2016.
Since the start of the viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) outbreak in August 2015, the GoS Ministry of Health (MoH) and USAID/OFDA partners have recorded more than 560 suspected cases and more than 100 associated deaths.