Mid-Year Review of the Work Plan for Sudan 2012 - Global ...

16[1] 2011 IN REVIEW | SUMMARY OF RESPONSE TO DATE UNITED NATIONS AND PARTNERSSUDAN WORK PLAN 2012SUMMARY OF RESPONSE TO DATEThe humanitarian situation in Sudan requires a large and multisectorresponse to meet the significant level of humanitarianneeds. In 2012, up to 3,800 NNGOs, 125 INGOs, theInternational Red Cross/Red Crescent movement, 21 Donors,22 Government line ministries, and 26 UN Agencies, Fundsand Programmes will provide assistance across 12 sectorsin Sudan. The following section provides an overview of thehumanitarian response during 2012, as well as some of themajor implementation challenges facing sectors.SUMMARY OF RESPONSEHumanitarian actors play a key role in ensuring vulnerablepeople in Sudan receive life-saving assistance, have access tobasic services and can rebuild their lives with dignity. Duringthe first half of 2012, the sectors have made a significantcontribution to providing life-saving assistance in Sudan. Thescale and range of humanitarian assistance is illustrated in theSudandiagram below.Food Security and Livelihoods• 1.9 million receive food assistance.• 172,000 people with livelihood support.• 2.2 million livestock supported.Nutrition• 327,000 children screened for malnutrition.• 32,719 treated for SAM; 18,210 for MAM• 58 Outpatient/Inpatient centers openedWASH• Over 750,000 have improved access to safe water• 2.1 million with sustained safe water access overall.• 241,000 access to improved sanitation.• 1.7 million served with waste management.• 1.9 million people reached with hygiene messages.Jun-12Summary ofResponseUnited NationsHealth• 73% people covered by functioning healthfacility.• 66% have access to basic health package.• 100% response to communicable diseaseoutbreak.Education• 60,000 extra school children enrolled.• 197,000 children have improved access toquality education.Protection and Returns• Verified voluntary return of 38,000 people in Darfur.• Supported issuance of 20,000 emergency traveldocuments for South Sudanese.• Family tracing and reunification system operationalthroughout Sudan• Over 16,000 moved to South Sudan by air..IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGESThe humanitarian community is committed to deliveringtimely and effective assistance to people in need in Sudan.Humanitarian organizations, however, face a series of implementationchallenges that hampers the effective delivery ofassistance:Slide 1of how access is restricted. The scaling down or closureof INGO activities in Darfur has meant that vulnerablewomen, men, boys and girls have become deprived ofsuch services altogether. Restrictions are also frequentlyimposed on transporting essential humanitarian inputssuch as medicines, nutritional supplements and fuel.• Funding is also a major challenge for the sectors. Sudanhas experienced a drop in humanitarian funding of 24%compared to this time last year. This funding gap hasbeen further aggravated by a lack of timely access toavailable funding due to delays in donors coming forthwith already pledged CHF funds. This situation has ledseveral sector partners to downscale or close operationsand has led to considerable implementation delays byseveral sector partners.• While building the capacity of national actors is vital, itis a long-term process, and many are not in a positionto provide a comprehensive large-scale response. Thecurrent level of capacity among most national organizationsis limited despite the Government insisting thatassistance is only delivered through national partners, asis the case in South Kordofan and Blue Nile. Often, lineministries do not currently have the necessary human,financial, or material resources to provide a similiar scaleof services as international organizations. When INGOswithdraw or scale down their operations and are replacedwith national organizations, this often leads to an overalldecline in the level and quality of services provided.• It should also be noted that the timing or sequencingof activities varies per sector, and consequently, so notall sectors were able to fully articulate progress towardsachievement of sector goals during the first half of theyear. For example, the education sector does not usuallyconduct activities from March until May which is theschool holiday season, while in the case of the FoodSecurity and Livelihoods sector, many of the livelihoodactivities peak during the wet season from May to June.Conversely, other sectors are constrained during the wetseason due to inaccessibility of some areas.• Access to affected populations continues to be a majorchallenge throughout Sudan. Virtually every sector inSudan has reported facing restrictions or constraintson reaching people in need. Restricted humanitarianaccess, due to conflict-related security concerns andGovernment regulations, especially in South Kordofanand Blue Nile, but also in certain parts of Darfur andreturnee departure points for people of South Sudaneseorigin, has seriously affected the implementation of manysector activities. In June, the Government requestedthat seven INGOs assisting more than 600,000 people ineastern Sudan close their operations is a stark illustration