Sudan - October 2018 Situation Report

• Overall humanitarian situation: Sudan remains one of the largest protracted crises in eastern Africa with an estimated 3.2 million displaced people (of these 1.2 million are refugees, at least 762,900 from South Sudan).

• New displacements: New arrivals from the Jebel Marra mountains in western Sudan, have contributed to a sustained increase in the number of people in need of assistance particularly in camps for internally displaced persons in South Darfur.

• Chikungunya virus outbreak: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) there were a total of 13,978 confirmed cases of Chikungunya virus, (a virus spread by same kinds of mosquitoes that spread zika and dengue fever), across six of Sudan’s 18 states between May 31 and October 2018. Kassala state in eastern Sudan bore the greatest burden with a 95% caseload. Approximately 7% of the reported cases were children under five years old.

• Heavy rains: The heavy rains experienced in Blue Nile state throughout September left some parts inaccessible, largely hampering delivery of assistance to people in need, particularly in remote places. The worst affected are Bau, Giessan and Kurmuk localities.

• Malaria: The number of malaria and typhoid caseloads decreased by 14.2% and 5.5% respectively, in the last week of September.

• EU envoy calls for improvement of services for refugees: The EU ambassador to Sudan Jean-Michel Dumond visited El Radoom and Bielel localities in South Darfur state to assess the situation of the South Sudanese refugees. The envoy emphasised the need to improve humanitarian services for South Sudanese refugees, particularly highlighting the sectors of health and education.

For more information, read or download our October 2018 situation report.