Sudan |
Disaster Assistance at a Glance
Recent Disaster Declarations:
Complex Emergency, Floods
OFDA Response:
Agriculture and food security, capacity building, economy and market systems, emergency relief supplies, health, humanitarian coordination and information management, logistics, nutrition, protection, shelter, water, sanitation, and hygiene
Latest OFDA Report:
East and Central Africa Region Situation Report #2 (92kb PDF) and (map)
East and Central Africa Region Situation Report #1 (65kb PDF) and (map)
Sudan Complex Emergency Situation Report #7 (70kb PDF)and (map) |
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Most Recent Disaster Declarations
Complex Emergency, 10-01-2009
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, Sudan continues to face conflict, displacement, and insecurity countrywide. In Sudan’s western region of Darfur, approximately 2.7 million people remain displaced. Attacks on aid workers and ongoing fighting among armed opposition factions, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), militias, and ethnic groups continue to hamper the provision of humanitarian relief. In addition, the March 2009 GNU-mandated expulsion of 13 international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and dissolution of three Sudanese relief agencies significantly impacted humanitarian activities in Darfur and the Three Areas of Southern Kordofan, Blue Nile, and Abyei.
The U.N. estimates that since the signing of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, officially ending more than two decades of north–south conflict, more than 2.2 million people have returned to Southern Sudan and the Three Areas, straining scarce resources and weak infrastructure. During 2009, a marked increase in inter-ethnic conflict and Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) activities has led to large-scale displacement, contributed to food insecurity, and limited access to affected populations in Southern Sudan. According to the U.N., inter-ethnic conflict in Jonglei, Upper Nile, and Lakes states has killed more than 2,000 people and displaced approximately 250,000 others since January 2009. In addition, as of September 17, 2009, LRA-related violence had displaced nearly 85,000 people in Southern Sudan, including more than 18,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Humanitarian needs persist in eastern Sudan, which has experienced slow recovery following decades of conflict prior to the 2006 Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement. Eastern Sudan state ministries of health have reported malnutrition rates above emergency threshold levels while NGOs have faced difficulty accessing rural populations to further assess and respond to humanitarian needs in the area.
The U.S. Government (USG) is the leading international donor to Sudan and has contributed more than $4.5 billion for humanitarian programs in Sudan and eastern Chad since FY 2004. The USG continues to support the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and joins the international community in seeking a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Darfur.
On October 1, 2009, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Mark L. Asquino renewed the Sudan complex emergency disaster declaration for FY 2010. Due to persistent emergency conditions throughout Sudan, the U.S. Mission in Sudan has declared disasters due to the complex emergency on an annual basis since 1987. Since FY 2004, USAID/OFDA has provided nearly $956 million in humanitarian assistance to Sudan.
Additional Disaster Declarations:
Floods, 9-23-2009
Between August 23 and 29, heavy rains resulted in widespread flooding in Khartoum State in northern Sudan, particularly affecting populations in Soba Aradi, Mayo, and Jebel Aulia displaced person settlements. According to a joint Sudanese government–humanitarian organization assessment, flooding affected more than 22,000 households and damaged or destroyed approximately 6,700 latrines. In addition, local media reports indicated that the rainstorms killed at least 14 people and caused the collapse of approximately 68 schools. In response, Sudanese government agencies and humanitarian organizations provided shelter assistance and safe drinking water to flood-displaced populations. On September 6, the Khartoum State Ministry of Health requested additional assistance to respond to public health concerns due to damaged and flooded latrines.
On September 23, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Robert E. Whitehead declared a disaster due to the effects of the flooding. In response, USAID/OFDA provided $50,000 through USAID/Sudan to support Catholic Relief Services water, sanitation, and hygiene activities in affected areas of Khartoum.
For information on additional USAID disaster responses in Sudan, please see OFDA Annual Reports.
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