Sudan – Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #5, Fiscal Year (FY) 2012

Humanitarian agencies are coordinating closely with the U.S. Government and other diplomatic partners to ensure rapid implementation of the MoU. On August 4, a U.N. World Food Program (WFP) vehicle was ambushed in Southern Kordofan, resulting in the death of one national staff member and serious injury to another. The WFP has temporarily suspended all staff movement along the Kadugli-Dilling road but is proceeding with planned food distributions to conflict-affected populations in GoS-held areas of the state. Heavy rains and associated flooding have affected Sudan since July, resulting in significant loss of life, displacement, and property damage. The Government of Sudan and humanitarian organizations estimate that more than 30 people have been killed, up to 80,000 others displaced or affected, and significant property damage has occurred across the country. Kassala, White Nile, Gedaref, Sennar, North Darfur, South Darfur, and Central Darfur are among the country's most flood-affected states. The humanitarian community is closely monitoring the situation through regular meetings of the Floods Task Force, co-chaired by the GoS Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) and OCHA. The GoS reports that it is providing emergency relief and shelter supplies to flood-affected populations across Sudan. The Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) is assisting with population relocation to safer areas and has provided relief assistance to more than 9,000 flood-affected individuals as of August 14. Clashes between the SAF and SPLM-N in areas of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile continue to affect civilians and cause displacement. Humanitarian organizations estimate that fighting that began in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile in June 2011 and September 2011, respectively, has affected approximately 870,000 people to date, including 665,000 individuals internally displaced or otherwise severely affected within the Two Areas. A verification exercise conducted jointly by WFP, SRCS, and the GoS HAC from July 18 to 26 in Kadugli town documented 45,400 IDPs, an increase of 10,000 since mid-May. Since June 2011, more than 205,000 individuals from the Two Areas have crossed Sudan's international borders in search of refuge and humanitarian assistance in South Sudan and Ethiopia. As of mid-August, more than 62,000 refugees reside in sites in northern Unity State, South Sudan, while approximately 106,000 refugees reside in settlements in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. An additional 30,300 individuals from Blue Nile have sought refuge in Ethiopia's Assosa Region since September 2011.