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UNFPA Sudan Emergency Situation Report #11

UNFPA Sudan Emergency Situation Report #11

Situation Report

8.1 million people have fled their homes in Sudan since the conflict outbreak in April 2023, including 6.3 million internally displaced people (IDPs). Among the internally displaced population, more than 1.5 million are women and girls of reproductive age, including nearly 150,000 currently pregnant women. Nearly 50,000 live births are expected in the next three months.

UNFPA is deeply concerned by the escalation of cases of gender-based violence (GBV) and the decrease in the provision of health services, especially sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Kidnapping, forced marriage, intimate partner violence, conflict-related sexual violence, and harmful practices such as child marriage, continue to be reported, especially in Aj Jazirah and the Darfur region.

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Sudan Emergency SitRep 2

Sudan Emergency: Situation Report No.2 (22 May 2023)

Situation Report

Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued into its second month. According to UN estimates, over 1 million people have been displaced since the conflict began on 15 April, about 843,100 of whom are internally displaced within Sudan.1 The states hosting the highest numbers of newly displaced people are White Nile (212,265) and West Darfur (156,565) followed by River Nile (116,445) and Northern State (112,510).2 Meanwhile, renewed clashes were reported in Central Darfur and South Darfur, with fighting escalating in West Darfur leaving civilians without access to health care, water and basic supplies.

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Sudan Emergency: Situation Report No.1 (9 May 2023)

Sudan Emergency: Situation Report No.1 (9 May 2023)

Situation Report

SITUATION OVERVIEW

On 15 April 2023, clashes erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, with devastating consequences for civilians. According to UN estimates, as of 6 May, around 334,000 people are estimated to have been internally displaced - mainly in the states of Khartoum, Northern, Blue Nile, North Kordofan, North Darfur, West Darfur and South Darfur - and over 120,000 people have fled to neighboring countries.

UNFPA estimates that up to 80,160 of the recently displaced population in Sudan are women and girls of reproductive age (15-49 years old) among whom an estimated 7,982 women are pregnant and in need of essential sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services including basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care (B/CEmONC) services. Around 880 pregnant women among the newly displaced are expected to give birth in the next month.

Meanwhile, an increased number of women are exposed to the risk of gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) as women and girls are on the move, displaced in temporary shelters and deprived of basic needs.

GBV was already a critical issue for women and girls in Sudan prior to this crisis. In the beginning of 2023, according to Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) 2023, an estimated 3.1 million women, girls and other at-risk populations were exposed to the risks of GBV prior to this crisis. With the eruption of conflict and the subsequent interruption of access to GBV services, the number is likely to increase.

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Identifying the national network of health facilities providing Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) in the Republic of Sudan

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Identifying the national network of health facilities providing Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) in the Republic of Sudan, aiming at accelerating the reduction of maternal and new-born mortalities in the country

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UNFPA Sudan West Darfur SitRep No. 01

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SITUATION OVERVIEW

Renewed inter-communal conflict erupted in Kereneik locality in West Darfur in April 2022 with approximately 200 people killed and 100 injured and the reported destruction of homes, villages and medical clinics.1 Fighting spread to Ag Geneina on 25 April 2022 where the situation remained extremely tense, with a continued risk of escalation.

While fighting has since subsided in Kereneik, access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health (SRH), and prevention and response to gender-based violence (GBV) along with other services is diminishing due to the security situation and the underlying limited coverage of health and social services, limited supplies and road blockades. The rural hospital in Kereneik was looted and temporarily closed and injured people sent to Ag Geneina hospital for treatment. The hospital has since reopened and is currently the only health facility providing basic services in Kereneik town.

Two Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS) were reportedly looted and a third burnt down. Displaced women and girls are experiencing movement restrictions and are subject to psychological stress, with a serious gap in available psychosocial support services. Moreover, community-based protection networks are no longer functioning in affected areas. These networks usually play a vital role in providing psychological first aid and act as entry points for the referral of GBV survivors to available services. GBV remains underreported due to fear of stigma, insecurity and lack of services.

Preliminary estimates indicate that 85,000 - 115,000 people are displaced.4 UNFPA estimates that up to 27,600 are women of reproductive age (15-49 y/o); 2,748 women are currently pregnant and in need of access to essential sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services including basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care (B/CEmONC) services; around 400 pregnant women are expected to experience pregnancy and birth-related complications which require C-sections and blood transfusion. Furthermore, over 1,680 beneficiaries are estimated to seek sexually transmitted infections (STIs) prevention and management services and 552 survivors of sexual violence may seek medical care.

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Voices from Sudan 2020: A qualitative assessment of gender based violence in Sudan

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Voices from Sudan 2020: A qualitative assessment of gender based violence in Sudan

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State of World Population 2021 - My Body is My Own

State of World Population Report

We have the inherent right to choose what we do with our body, to ensure its protection and care, to pursue its expression. The quality of our lives depends on it. In fact, our lives themselves depend on it.

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REGIONAL HUMANITARIAN ACTION OVERVIEW - ARAB STATES: FUNDING OVERVIEW FOR HUMANITARIAN CONTEXTS

Fact Sheet

The Arab Region is witnessing compounded humanitarian crises, the effects of which have become catastrophic. Some of these are protracted, as in Yemen, Syria, and Libya, while others have become forgotten, as in Somalia and the Palestinian territories. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed even more people behind safety lines to face gender-based violence and harmful practices against women and girls, who consistently bear the brunt of the challenges resulting from these crises.

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20201205, Update on Ethiopian Refugees, UNFPA Sudan SitRep #3

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20201205, Update on Ethiopian Refugees, UNFPA Sudan SitRep #3

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