HIGHLIGHTS
South Sudanese fleeing conflict and food insecurity continue to arrive in Sudan, the majority of whom are in East Darfur.
Food assistance has been provided by WFP to 17,000 newly displaced people in Thur, Central Darfur.
An estimated 3,000 newly displaced people in West Kordofan need food, shelter and other basic assistance.
The response for IDPs from Jebel Marra continues.
UNAMID's mandate in Darfur has been extended to 30 June 2017.
South Sudanese influx into Sudan continues
Refugees fleeing conflict and food insecurity in South Sudan continue to arrive in Sudan.
Since the beginning of 2016, East Darfur State has received the majority (over 65 per cent) of refugee arrivals from South Sudan. As of 3 July, 79,571 people from South Sudan had arrived in Sudan since 1 January 2016, of whom 53,273 in East Darfur (see the table overleaf for more details).
Current response in East Darfur
In June 2016, the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) completed the distribution of food rations for one month for 36,952 South Sudanese refugees in Khor Omer, Abu Jabra, Abu Matarig and El Ferdous localities, of the total 53,273 refugees in East Darfur. Registration and verification of the remaining refugees in East Darfur are ongoing, and they will be supported with food assistance once the verification is complete. Plans are underway to relocate the refugees from Khor Omer, but the approval of the new site is pending in order to begin construction.
The State Ministry of Health (SMoH) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) held a one-day mobile clinic and carried out a rapid needs assessment in Abu Sinidira, El Ferdous locality to evaluate the heath situation of new arrivals from Raja on 3 July. The assessment results suggest that the most prevalent diseases among the refugees are diarrheal, dysentery and respiratory diseases, malaria, and eye and skin infections. Recommendations for the health response will be available soon, following the needs assessment report being finalised.
Relief items, including food, nutrition and emergency household supplies, have been provided to almost all new arrivals in Khor Omer and personal hygiene kits distributed to nearly all pregnant and lactating women. Between 20 and 26 June, 3,131 children under 17 were vaccinated against measles, but more vaccinations are needed as families (including children) often move in and out of the camp to undertake livelihood activities. Education facilities are reportedly overwhelmed, and a large number of children, particularly girls, are not attending school.