SUDAN

18[1] 2011 in review | SECTOR ACHIEVEMENTS United Nations and PartnersSudan work plan 2012Sector achievementsAccomplishments and challenges through 2011Despite facing a challenging operating environment,humanitarian actors recorded significant achievements during2011. This section outlines the progress of each sectoragainst its stated objectives and indicators during 2011.Each sector summarizes their major sector achievements aswell as challenges. It should be noted that these are interimachievements valid as of 15 October. Sectors will present finalresults at the end of the year. A more detailed monitoring tableoutlining objectives, indicators, targets and achievements canbe found in Annex 6. .BASIC INFRASTRUCTUREeThe Basic Infrastructure (BI) Sector aided local authoritiesand facilitated the access of vulnerable populations to basicservices and markets, by building airstrips, bridges androads. By 15 November 2011, sector partners had received$1.7 million, or 5 percent of the total sector requirements asoutlined in the 2011 Work Plan.2011 AchievementsThe sector constructed 36 crossing points and three newbridges in the Mayo, El Rasheed, and El Feth areas, in Khartoumstate, facilitating market access for 4000 people, againsta target of 24 bridges in the 2011 Work Plan. Sector partnersalso repaired 23.5 km of road (target in the 2011 Work Plan:214 km). The sector rehabilitated one dam at Wadaa reservoirand completed construction of one airstrip in the Kurmuk area(target in the 2011 Work Plan: four airstrips).ChallengesThe targets set out in the 2011 Work Plan could not beachieved, as the sector received only five percent funding outof the total requirements. Funding delays also resulted in thepostponement of some projects. In addition, low contractorcapacity has directly delayed progress in some projects, aswell as inclement weather. Most infrastructure work can onlybe undertaken in the dry season to ensure that projects meettheir programmatic goals.Moreover, it should be noted that the project cycle in the BISector is longer than for other sectors; targets set out in the2011 Work Plan are often a segment of longer-term projects.COORDINATION ANDCOMMON SERVICESmIn order to increase efficiency, the Coordination and CommonServices Sector worked to improve the operating environmentfor humanitarian action in Sudan by providing commonservices to all humanitarian actors. By 15 November 2011,sector partners had received $50.5 million, or 80 percent ofsector requirements as outlined in the 2011 Work Plan.2011 AchievementsSector partners set three main objectives for Sudan: (1)improving the overall operating environment for humanitariansthrough advocacy, strengthened coordination and systematizedinformation management; (2) the provision of commonservices to reduce indirect costs to aid agencies and facilitatehumanitarian action such as common transport services,resource mobilization, security and mapping services; and (3)strengthening the capacity of national and international actorsto respond effectively and efficiently to unforeseen humanitarianneeds. To further the first objective, four High LevelCommittee (HLC) meetings were held to facilitate engagementand dialogue between the humanitarian communityand the Government on strategic policy issues. HumanitarianCountry Team (HCT) meetings were convened fortnightly tocoordinate policy positions. The sector also organized threeJoint Verification Mechanism (JVM) meetings on returns andestablished, in conjunction with the Government, a Taskforceon Durable Solutions which met on three occasions.In order to support an improved targeting of needs basedassistance, the sector facilitated over 48 inter-sector fieldassessment missions. In addition, the United Nations Office forthe Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) improvedinter-sector information-sharing by creating an AssessmentsUN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS)UNHAS PassengersPassengers per month (in thousands)UNHAS freight transportCargo per month (in metric tons)8.2 8.4 8.08.7 7.913.9 13.9 12.58.09.512.210.8 11.5 12.0 11.6 12.09.9 10.058 607149 514338 41 394248 51384149443374May-10Jun-10Jul-10Aug-10Sep-10Oct-10Nov-10Dec-10Jan-11Feb-11Mar-11Apr-11May-11Jun-11Jul-11Aug-11Sep-11Oct-11May-10Jun-10Jul-10Aug-10Sep-10Oct-10Nov-10Dec-10Jan-11Feb-11Mar-11Apr-11May-11Jun-11Jul-11Aug-11Sep-11Oct-11Source: WFP (2011), UNHAS Statistics.