HIGHLIGHTS
Approximately 5.8 million people in Sudan are in need of humanitarian assistance, the 2016 HNO reports
Ongoing insecurity continues to constrain access and needs verification in Jebel Marra
More than 4 million people will face at least Crisis levels of food insecurity between March and September 2016
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Humanitarian actors are responding to the needs of people displaced by persistent conflict in Darfur Region’s Jebel Marra area—a mountainous region that encompasses parts of Central, North, and South Darfur states.
Insecurity and related displacement and livelihood disruptions will likely increase food insecurity in the Two Areas of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states, as well as the Darfur Region, through September 2016, according to the USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET).
In response to the ongoing influx of South Sudanese refugees to Sudan, particularly East Darfur State, humanitarian organizations are scaling up multi-sector relief activities to address outstanding needs, including food assistance; protection; health; and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) response gaps, according to the UN.