HIGHLIGHTS
• The number of IDPs from Jebel Marra in Sortony in North Darfur is currently being reviewed by humanitarian agencies, as IOM has not been permitted to conduct registration of IDPs since 17 February.
• According to HAC, the number of IDPs in Central Darfur stands now at 14,439, an increase of about 70 people from what was reported last week.
• An estimated 55,400 South Sudanese have arrived in Sudan since late January 2016, according to aid agencies.
• HAC reports the displacement of about 720 people in South Kordofan due to fighting between government forces and SPLM-N.
In this issue
- Numbers of Jebel Marra IDPs in N. Darfur P.1
- More Jebel Marra IDPs in South Darfur P.2
- Lower number of S.Sudanese in Khor Omer P.3
- New IDPs in South Kordofan reported P.4
FIGURES 2015 HRP
Displaced people in Sudan (as of Dec 2014) 3.1 million
Displaced people in Darfur (as of Dec 2014) 2.5 million
GAM burden 2 million
South Sudanese refugee arrivals in Sudan - since 15 Dec 2013 (UNHCR) - as of 31 March 2016 222,665
Refugees of other nationalities (UNHCR) 173,441
FUNDING
67.2 million* US$ received in 2016 * This will be tracked against the 2016 HRP once finalised.
Revision of numbers of newly displaced people from Jebel Marra in Sortony, North Darfur
The number of displaced people from the Jebel Marra area in the Sortony internally displaced persons (IDP) site in North Darfur is currently being reviewed by humanitarian agencies, as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has not been permitted to conduct registration of displaced people in North Darfur since 17 February.
Population numbers in areas of displacement can fluctuate significantly upwards or downwards as people move from one location to another, and it is likely the situation in Sortony has changed since the last IOM registration, almost two months ago. Given onward and possible return movement from Sortony over the last two months, and the probable inclusion of resident communities in the Sortony area on initial registration lists, it is presumed that the working figures in Sortony will be significantly reduced in the coming weeks from the previous IOM figure (reported and/or registered) of 68,000 people. The World Food Programme (WFP) is in the process of verifying its distribution figures against those registered earlier in Sortony to ensure current working figures are as accurate as possible. Once this process has been completed, planning figures will be updated accordingly. The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) and IOM continue to advocate for the resumption of IOM’s registration activities in North Darfur.
Response for new IDPs in Sortony ongoing
Meanwhile, aid organisations continue to respond to the needs of people displaced from Jebel Marra in various locations in the state. In Sortony, daily trucking of water reached 201,177 litres per day over the past week. In addition, the displaced people collect about 65,000 litres from local boreholes per day. A recent geophysical survey identified several potential borehole sites and the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) will start on drilling two boreholes on 14 April. The UN Children’s Agency (UNICEF) is planning to dispatch a drilling rig from El Fasher on 13 April. So far, 800 latrines have been constructed, 500 by UNICEF and 300 by the international NGO Oxfam. An additional 700 latrines are under construction by Oxfam. The displaced people are able to access health and nutrition services in the three clinics in the area, which are receiving from 190 – 210 people per day. The national NGO ANHAR—in collaboration with WFP—plans to open a targeted supplementary feeding programme in the area. There are also three child-friendly spaces in the area, which have been serving 621 children in the morning session and 726 in the evening session. Two nutrition centres will be opened in the area. WFP has already dispatched ‘ready to use supplementary food’ (Plumpy Sup) for treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and emergency blanket supplementary feeding programme targeting children under five and pregnant and nursing women.