70[4] Sector Response plans United Nations and Partners<strong>SUDAN</strong> WORK PLAN 2013NFI & ES SECTOR funding requirements by state2013 NON-FOOD ITEMS &EMERGENCY SHELTER>0.5 m$0.5 - 0.9 m$1.0 - 1.9 mLIBYANORTHERNRED SEARed Sea$2.0 - 5.0 mNILE> $5.0 m$6.2 mNORTH DARFUR$0.1 m$0.4 mKHARTOUMKASSALAERITREACHAD$5.2 mWESTDARFURNORTH KORDOFANAL GEZIRA$0.2 mSENNARGEDAREF$2.4 mCENTRALDARFUR$6.4 mCENTRALAFRICANREPUBLICSOUTH DARFUR$2.2 mEASTDARFUR$0.04 mABYEI$1.9 mSOUTH KORDOFANWHITENILEREPUBLIC OF SOUTH <strong>SUDAN</strong>$0.1 m$0.9 mBLUENILEETHIOPIAaffected population in east Jebel Mara, which has not receivedhumanitarian assistance for the past two years due to lack ofaccess, are expected to be high when access is regained. Thesector is liaising with IOM for an assessment of NFI needs ofpopulations that are accessible in some areas of eastern JebelMarra where access has been granted.Continued fighting in South Kordofan and Blue Nile stateshas displaced a large number of people. According to HAC,in government-controlled areas in the two states the numberof people displaced or seriously affected by the conflict atthe end of June 2012 was 274,000 (207,000 in South Kordofanand 68,000 in Blue Nile). For SPLM-N-controlled areas,information from a number of sources indicates that there arearound 420,000 severely affected people (350,000 in SouthKordofan and 70,000 in Blue Nile). To-date, the sector hasprovided NFI and ES assistance to some 13,000 vulnerablehouseholds (78,000 people) in government-controlled areas inSouth Kordofan State, since humanitarian access was grantedin July 2012. The tripartite (the African Union, the League ofArab States and the United Nations) with the Government ofSudan and the SPLM-N, may meanwhile open further accessto conflict-affected civilians in South Kordofan and Blue Nile,including those in SPLM-N controlled areas previously cut offfrom external assistance.The gains made in the negotiations in Addis Ababa betweenSudan and South Sudan, combined with the end of the rainyseason, are expected to pave the way for new returns in Abyei,which will also require NFI and ES assistance. Returnees repre-Overview of sector objectives, outcomes, outputs and indicators (Non Food Items and Emergency Shelter)Objectives Outcomes Outputs Indicators (with corresponding targets)123• Households in need receive timelynon-food items and emergency shelteritems.• 100 % of identified gaps and overlapsare addressed through effective coordinationand timely information sharing.• 20,000 long-term IDPs and returnees areprovided with environmentally friendlytransitional shelters .• Assessments, verification, distributions, managementof pipelines, procurement, transport andstorage.• Planning, identification of and coordination ofsolutions to gaps and overlaps in activities andgeographical coverage, fund raising, traininginitiatives, distribution reporting, and stockreporting.• Procurement and distribution of environmentally-friendlyshelter materials, demonstrationand/or training on alternative buildingtechniques.• 50, 000 pre-existing IDP households in needreceive timely non-food items and emergencyshelter.• Number of newly displaced households in needreceive non-food items and emergency shelter.• Returnees in need receive non-food items andemergency shelter.• At least 50 % of gaps identified and new partnersidentified to fill in the gaps.• Number of partners attending Sector coordinationmeetings.• At least 80 sector coordination meetings held.• At least 30 training sessions for stakeholders.• At least 24 regular sector reports issued.• • At least 10,000 long-term IDP and returneehouseholds receive environmentally friendlytransitional shelters .
United Nations and Partners[4] Sector Response Plans<strong>SUDAN</strong> WORK PLAN 201371sent an important caseload for NFI and ES Sector assistancesince proper provision of shelter and NFI assistance will helpto stabilise the returns. During the first half of 2012, the Returnand Reintegration Working Groups (RRWG) verified the voluntaryreturn of 37,444 IDPs and 1,145 refugees in various parts ofDarfur, since the beginning of the year. The trend, which buildson similar rates of return in 2011, is expected to continue in2013, requiring intervention by the sector to assist newlyreturned households with NFI kits providing a basic minimumof domestic goods.Since the NFI items are not intended for long-term use, thesector plans to continue renewal distributions in 2013 (jerrycans, plastic sheets, blankets and sleeping mats) for long-termIDPs. The blanket distribution of these items, however, knownas seasonal distributions under the geographical ABC prioritysystem, will be discontinued. (The system was introducedin 2010 for better targeting, resulting in gradual reductions indistributions from 355,000 households in 2010 to 70,000 forthe 2012 winter season). In 2013, renewal distributions will beavailable for 50,000 households throughout the year based onneeds only.During 2012, the sector refocused on the provision of transitionalshelters to long-term IDPs to provide durable sheltersand to reduce the dependency that has been built up overthe years on seasonal distribution. In 2012, 80,000 householdswere targeted for NFI distribution in preparation for the rainyseason (although only 67% of this target was achieved due torestrictions on the movement of NFIs) and 70,000 for the winterseason, whilst sector partners planned the provision of transitionalshelters to some 16,000 households. In 2013, the sectorwill introduce criteria for the renewal distributions based onneeds assessments only rather than geographical information.The inauguration of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), andthe focus on transition to early recovery activities among stakeholders,has increased the demand for durable solutions to befound for displaced people. The sector strategy of reducing aiddependency by increasing the provision of transitional shelterswith capacity building for self-reliance will be strengthened in2013 in support of the newly created Governance, Infrastructureand Economic Recovery Sector objectives.In 2013, the sector aims to maintain emergency preparednessfor response to returnees, displaced and disaster-affectedpopulations (floods and fire are the main causes of destructionof households) in Darfur and the rest of Sudan (withinthe Sudan Contingency Plan). Local procurement, althoughutilised wherever possible, is not always the best option andinternational procurement lead times for NFI and ES stocksrange from three to six months. Early funding for procurementand timely prepositioning will continue to be instrumental inproviding for an effective response in 2013.Sector strategyGiven the foregoing needs, to realise its three objectives in thecoming year the NFI and ES Sector will:• Ensure an emergency response capacity within the sectoris maintained for the Darfurs and the rest of Sudan.• Provide immediate, life-saving ES and NFI items, basedon assessed needs, to populations newly displaced as aresult of conflict or natural disasters, or those in rural andnewly accessed areas to protect them from the elements.• Support IDP returnees, both spontaneous and organised,in accordance with the returns framework and based onassessed needs.• Provide key seasonal replenishment items to long-termand vulnerable IDPs, prioritising those most in need.• Strengthen capacity building of national NGO partnersand local counterparts.• Promote sustainable projects among long-term IDPs withthe provision of environmentally-friendly shelter materialsand training in building techniques.• Secure early funding for the timely procurement of essentialstocks to prevent pipeline delays or breaks; securetimely funding to support all other sector activities.• In the rest of Sudan, remain on standby to support theGovernment of Sudan and HAC in their response to emergencies,in a finite capacity and as a provider of last resortwith reference to the Contingency Plan 2012/13.Risk analysisThe NFI and ES Sector identifies the following risks to implementationof this sector response plan:• Insecurity increases, further limiting access and impedingactivities.• Lack of partners to distribute common pipeline items inidentified areas of need.• Lack of funding for partners to implement efficient sectorcoordination.• Lack of funding for sector partners to increase provision oftransitional shelters (durable solutions).• Bureaucratic impediments otherwise limit operations ofNFI and ES projects and/or partners.To mitigate these risks, the sector will place a strong emphasison the identification of national partner organisations, and onresource mobilisation for sector partners.Sector Monitoring PlanA specialist officer has been recruited to establish a monitoringand evaluation system within the sector. Needs assessmentis always conducted prior to distribution, and postdistribution monitoring is required at the completion of distributions.Response activities, including newly displaced caseloads,disaster-affected populations, returnees and seasonalreplenishments, are tracked and published to the partners ona monthly basis. In order to fully represent the sector activities,input on distribution figures from all sector partners iscollected monthly. Fortnightly sector coordination meetingsare held at the state level in three of the Darfur states and inKhartoum for the rest of Sudan facilitate coordination, timelyinformation sharing and capacity building amongst all partnersand stakeholders. This activity ensures that beneficiaries arebeing effectively supported while funding is used efficiently.