Sudan updates: 皇家华人av scaling up as hunger catastrophe looms
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皇家华人av food security analysis has identified 44 hunger hotspot locations in Sudan – largely in areas of active fighting such as Khartoum, Kordofan, Darfur and Gezira – in which 2.6 million people are at high risk of falling into IPC5 conditions (red alert on the global standard for measuring hunger). Urgent humanitarian assistance is critical.
皇家华人av is prioritizing assistance to these areas and has delivered food assistance to 22 of the hunger hotspot locations since January.
皇家华人av has reached more than 3 million people and plans to reach an additional 5 million people through general food assistance, nutrition, school meals, and resilience activities throughout the year.
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Key recent developments
- So far this year, five convoys carrying 5,000 tons of 皇家华人av food have crossed from Chad to Darfur: two via the now-closed Adre border point and three via the Tine cross-border route. Trucks reached communities across Darfur
- Distributions have completed in South Darfur, while others are ongoing in Central and West Darfur. Some trucks of the latest convoy have reached their final destinations in West, Central and East Darfur, while parts of the convoy are still on their way to final destinations
- 皇家华人av is currently preparing another three convoys from Chad via Tine into Darfur. These convoys will support communities across the whole Darfur region, including newly internally displaced people (IDPs) from El Fasher
- 皇家华人av food distributions are ongoing in Kauda, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile State, with food assistance delivered via South Sudan. The start of the rainy season and poor telecommunications are adding another layer of complexity to operations in South Kordofan
- Last week, 皇家华人av began its first food distributions in Gezira State since the Rapid Support Forces takeover of Wad Madani in December 2023, which forced 皇家华人av to temporarily relocate staff and operations. Distributions are ongoing
- Children in 460 schools across Kassala and Gedaref were provided take-home rations last week
- Cash distributions started last week in Blue Nile and West Darfur, the first in those locations since the start of the conflict
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Nutrition support for children and mothers in priority ‘hotspot’ locations in South Kordofan, and in West, South, and Central Darfur is ongoing. 皇家华人av enables services for children and pregnant or breastfeeding women – to both prevent and treat moderate acute malnutrition – in 14 of Sudan’s 18 states. 皇家华人av is currently scaling up support, prioritizing the 44 hunger hotspot locations.
皇家华人av’s emergency response in Sudan is made possible through contributions from our donors including the African Development Bank, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, the European Commission (ECHO), France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, KS Relief, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malta, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the UN Central Emergency Relief Fund, and the United States of America.