Highlights
The UNICEF Sudan humanitarian appeal for 2015 is 74% unfunded.
Without additional funding millions of children risk seeing their situation worsen. Worst affected are Education and Child Protection.Multiple crises and years of conflict in Sudan have left some 1.9 million children displaced countrywide. 119,000 refugee children in Sudan have fled conflict in South Sudan since 2013. 3.2 million children are targeted for humanitarian assistance this year in what is one of the worst situations for children in the world.
The results of the 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) launched on 15 June show a prevalence of child malnutrition (GAM 16.3%), high under-five mortality rates (68 deaths per 1,000) and low measles immunisation coverage (61%). To address these and other key issues large scale interventions are needed.
The second phase of the nationwide measles campaign which covered North, South, East and Central Darfur began on 21 June and was completed on 7 July. The campaign targeted over 3.5 million children aged between six months and 15 years.
UNICEF was able to respond within the first week to a substantial increase in the numbers of refugees arriving from South Sudan into West Kordofan. Support includes the construction of 280 emergency latrines, the distribution of WASH NFIs, the provision of six water bladders as well as the implementation of 100 cleaning campaigns.