U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)
DARFUR - Humanitarian Emergency
Fact Sheet #26, Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
March 25, 2005


Note: This report updates fact sheet #25, dated March 18, 2005.

DARFUR EMERGENCY - NUMBERS AT A GLANCE           SOURCE

Conflict-Affected Persons in Darfur and Eastern Chad
  2.61 million people
  U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Darfur
  1.85 million people

  OCHA

Sudanese Refugees in Eastern Chad
  193,000 people in camps

  U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Conflict-Affected Persons in Darfur Receiving Food Assistance
  1.6 million people during February
1.2 million people during January
  U.N. World Food Program (WFP)


Total FY 2005 USG Humanitarian Assistance for the Darfur Emergency (to
date)  $343,241,024

Total FY 2003 - 2005 USG Humanitarian Assistance for the Darfur Emergency
$601,686,704


CURRENT HUMANITARIAN SITUATION

Security

- On the morning of March 22, unknown perpetrators fired on two USAID
vehicles traveling in a four vehicle convoy along the Nyala-Kass road, 30
km southeast of Kass, South Darfur.  A USAID Disaster Assistance Response
Team (USAID/DART) member was shot and wounded in the face and was
evacuated to Nairobi, Kenya, where she is receiving emergency medical
treatment.  No other members of the convoy were wounded in the attack.
The Nyala-Kass route had been declared open to the humanitarian community
by the Office of the U.N. Security Coordinator (UNSECOORD) in February,
but was closed following the shooting incident.

- Directly following the USAID/DART security incident, the U.S. Embassy in
Khartoum contacted the Government of Sudan (GOS) and asked the African
Union (AU) to launch an immediate investigation.  On March 23, the U.S.
Department of State reported that the identity and motives of the
attackers remain unknown.  The U.S. Department of State also issued a
statement condemning the violence on all sides of the conflict and
expressing continued commitment to a peaceful resolution to the Darfur
crisis.

- As of March 24, the USAID/DART is reconvening in Khartoum as part of
USAID's standard operating procedure.  USAID remains committed to a
humanitarian presence in Sudan, and there are no plans for the USAID/DART
to withdraw from the country.

- The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
reported that the two international staff members of the French
nongovernmental organization (NGO) Solidarite detained on March 20 by
police in Nyala, South Darfur, were released on March 22.


Peacekeeping Operations

- On March 24, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved Resolution
1590, establishing the U.N. Mission to Sudan (UNMIS), a 10,700-person
peacekeeping force to uphold the January 9 Comprehensive Peace Agreement
between the GOS and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A)
in the south.  According to the resolution, the mandate of UNMIS also
includes expediting the voluntary return of refugees and internally
displaced persons (IDPs), assisting with demining operations, and
promoting human rights in Sudan.  The Security Council also authorized
UNMIS to take necessary action to protect civilians and U.N. personnel
under immediate threat of physical violence.



Health

- On March 22, the U.N. declared a meningitis outbreak in North Darfur
after humanitarian agencies confirmed five cases in the Saraf Umra IDP
camp.  According to the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO), the GOS
Ministry of Health (MOH) has requested 161,000 doses of trivalent vaccine
from the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision for
Epidemic Meningitis Control.  A meningitis vaccination plan has also been
developed and will target the population at risk in the Saraf Umra area
and surrounding villages.  The campaign will be implemented by the MOH,
with support from Medecins sans Frontieres-Belgium and WHO.


Humanitarian Access

- On March 23, U.N. World Food Program (WFP) passenger flights resumed
regularly scheduled operations.  WFP reported that passenger bookings
would continue to be displayed as they had previously, without the travel
notifications attached.

- As of March 23, the U.N. has declared six major routes in West Darfur
open to the humanitarian community.  In recent days, the U.N. reopened the
Geneina-Saraf Omra and Geneina-Sanidadi routes, in addition to the roads
from Geneina to Mornei, Habilla, Zalingei, Adre, and Kondobe, which were
reopened on March 18.  On March 10, following several security incidents,
the U.N. closed all major roads outside of Geneina to the humanitarian
community.  U.N. security teams are conducting ongoing assessments on the
main roads in West Darfur.


Food Assistance

- According to the USAID/DART, North Darfur's food distributions remain
hampered by insecurity.  In addition, for the month of March, breaks in
the cereals pipeline will likely prevent an undetermined number of
beneficiaries from receiving general rations.  WFP intends to ensure that
selective feeding centers are given sufficient rations to maintain their
programs.

- According to OCHA, U.N. operations resumed in Sudan Liberation
Movement/Army (SLM/A)-held areas in North Darfur on March 21, after a new
SLM/A interlocutor was identified.  WFP plans to prioritize distributions
to beneficiaries in SLM/A-held territories in North Darfur inaccessible
for three weeks as a result of communications difficulties with the SLM/A.

- In March, WFP plans to distribute food rations to approximately 550,000
beneficiaries in North Darfur.  To date, approximately 120,000 to 150,000
potential beneficiaries have participated in the initial "head count"
phase, however, major head counting operations are still needed in
SLM/A-held areas, El Fasher town, and in Abu Shouk and Zam Zam IDP camps.
Based on key lessons learned to date, WFP is emphasizing collaboration
with local leaders to identify the most vulnerable populations for food
assistance, adequate provision of staff for crowd control and token
distribution, and information campaigns and coordination with local
leaders prior to the head count to ensure that participants understand the
rules.


IDP Relocations

- On March 21, the USAID/DART reported that a site has been identified to
accommodate the relocation of an estimated 25,000 people from Abu Shouk
camp.  The new site, known as Abu Shouk II, is located across the wadi
(river bed) from the current camp on the 1.5 km square area.  The
USAID/DART reports that the new site sits on public land and a letter
requesting permission to voluntarily displace the IDPs there has been
addressed to the wali (governor).



U.S. GOVERNMENT HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO DARFUR EMERGENCY IN FY 2005

Implementing Partner
  Activity
  Location
  Amount

DARFUR, SUDAN

USAID/OFDA ASSISTANCE

ACF
  Food Security/Agriculture, Nutrition, Water/Sanitation
  South Darfur
  $2,375,000

ACTED
  Road Rehabilitation in support of food distribution
  West Darfur
  $1,843,946

CARE
  Logistics
  Darfur-wide
  $1,041,284

WFP
  Food Security, Logistics, Coordination, Communications, Road
    Rehabilitation, Flight Operations
  Darfur-wide
  $8,820,000

ICRC
  Primary health and water and sanitation
  Darfur-wide
  $6,500,000

IRC
  Health, Shelter, Camp Management, Water and Sanitation, Camp Management,
    and Prevention of Sexual Violence
  South Darfur
  $7,355,409

Various
  Emergency Relief Supplies
  Darfur-wide
  $2,146,250

Various
  Airlift of Emergency Relief Supplies
  Darfur-wide
  $1,256,827


  Administrative/DART Support
  Darfur-wide
  $6,517,973

TOTAL USAID/OFDA   $37,856,689



USAID/FFP ASSISTANCE

WFP
  114,170 MT of P.L. 480 Title II Emergency Food Assistance
  Darfur-wide
  $93,352,700

WFP
  200,000 MT of Bill Emerson Trust Food Assistance
  Darfur-wide
  $172,039,200

ICRC
  7,710 MT of P.L. 480 Title II Emergency Food Assistance
  Darfur-wide
  $6,297,200

TOTAL USAID/FFP   $271,689,100



USAID/OTI ASSISTANCE

Coalition for International Justice
  Produce two documentaries on the reports of atrocities in Darfur

  $65,635

TOTAL USAID/OTI   $65,635

TOTAL FY 2005 USAID HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO DARFUR   $309,611,424

TOTAL FY 2005 USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO DARFUR   $309,611,424



EASTERN CHAD

USAID/OFDA ASSISTANCE

ACTED
  Environmental Protection, Water/Sanitation for affected Chadians
  Eastern Chad
  $50,000

TOTAL USAID/OFDA   $50,000



USAID/FFP ASSISTANCE

WFP
  16,880 MT of P.L. 480 Title II
Emergency Food Assistance
  Eastern Chad
  $15,729,600

TOTAL USAID/FFP   $15,729,600


STATE/PRM ASSISTANCE 1

UNHCR
  Refugee Assistance and Protection
  Eastern Chad
  $17,850,000

TOTAL FY 2005 USAID HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO EASTERN CHAD   $15,779,600
TOTAL FY 2005 STATE/PRM ASSISTANCE TO EASTERN CHAD   $17,850,000
TOTAL FY 2005 USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO EASTERN CHAD   $33,629,600
TOTAL FY 2005 USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO DARFUR AND EASTERN CHAD
    $343,241,024



1 State/PRM figures do not include un-earmarked Africa-wide contributions
to ICRC and UNHCR.



U.S. GOVERNMENT HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO DARFUR EMERGENCY IN FY 2004
Implementing Partner
  Activity
  Location
  Amount

DARFUR, SUDAN

USAID/OFDA ASSISTANCE

ARC
  Health, Water/Sanitation
  South and West Darfur
  $1,647,414

ACF
  Food Security/Agriculture, Nutrition, Water/Sanitation
  South Darfur
  $1,500,000

CRS
  Food Security/Agriculture, Health, Shelter, Water/Sanitation
  South and West Darfur
  $3,034,357

CARE
  Health, Water/Sanitation; Logistics
  South Darfur; Darfur-Wide
  $2,667,895

Center for Humanitarian Dialogue
  Coordination
  Darfur-wide
  $267,709

Concern
  Nutrition, Water/Sanitation
  West Darfur
  $1,500,000

CHF
  Capacity Building, Food Security/Agriculture, Shelter
  North and South Darfur
  $2,445,182

GOAL
  Food Security/Agriculture, Health, Nutrition, Water/Sanitation
  West Darfur
  $2,000,000

IMC
  Health, Nutrition, Water/Sanitation
  North, South, and West Darfur
  $3,199,910

IRC
  Coordination, Health, Shelter, Water/Sanitation
  North, South, and West Darfur
  $4,173,318

Medair
  Emergency Relief Supplies
  West Darfur
  $500,000

MCI
  Emergency Relief Supplies, Shelter, Water/Sanitation
  South Darfur
  $2,901,076

SC/UK
  Health, Nutrition, Water/Sanitation
  North Darfur
  $770,370

SC/US
  Health, Nutrition, Shelter, Water/Sanitation
  West Darfur
  $3,795,804

Tufts University
  Research Studies
  Darfur-wide
  $105,120

UNDP
  Capacity Building
  Darfur-wide
  $300,000

UN FAO
  Food Security/Agriculture
  Darfur-wide
  $1,215,000

UNICEF
  Coordination, Health, Nutrition, Water/Sanitation
  Darfur-wide
  $6,574,830

UNJLC
  Coordination, Logistics
  Darfur-wide
  $650,000

OCHA
  Coordination, Information Management
  Darfur-wide
  $1,250,000

UNSECOORD
  Security Officers
  Darfur-wide
  $900,000

WFP
  Flight Operations, Communications, Coordination, Logistics
  Darfur-wide
  $14,835,000

WHO
  Health
  Darfur-wide
  $500,000

World Vision
  Emergency Relief Supplies, Health, Shelter, Water/Sanitation,
  South Darfur
  $2,270,812

Various
  Emergency Relief Supplies
  Darfur-wide
  $5,627,326

Various
  Airlift of Emergency Relief Supplies
  Darfur-wide
  $4,480,264


  Administrative/DART Support
  Darfur-wide
  $2,549,620

TOTAL USAID/OFDA   $71,661,007

USAID/FFP ASSISTANCE

WFP
  118,400 MT of P.L. 480 Title II Emergency Food Assistance
  Darfur-wide
  $112,912,800

TOTAL USAID/FFP   $112,912,800

USAID/OTI ASSISTANCE

IRC
  Protection
  North Darfur
  $96,205

Halo Partnership
  Justice and accountability to Darfuri Diaspora groups

  $24,800

Physicians for Human Rights
  Research on Sexual Violence

  $14,000

American Bar Association
  Documentation of violence through interviews with refugees
  Eastern Chad
  $858,322

OHCHR
  Human rights monitors in Darfur
  Darfur-wide
  $600,000

TOTAL USAID/OTI   $1,593,327

TOTAL FY 2004 USAID ASSISTANCE TO DARFUR   $186,167,134

STATE/PRM ASSISTANCE

ICRC
  Emergency Humanitarian Operations
  Darfur-wide 1
  $6,891,000

UNHCR
  Emergency Appeal - IDP Protection
  Darfur-wide
  $1,350,000

TOTAL STATE/PRM HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO DARFUR   $8,241,000
TOTAL FY 2004 USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO DARFUR    $194,408,134



EASTERN CHAD

STATE/PRM ASSISTANCE 2

AirServ
  Flight Operations
  Eastern Chad
  $2,224,090

CARE
  Community Services, Psychosocial Interventions, Capacity Building
  Eastern Chad
  $765,162

CRS
  Capacity Building, Camp Management
  Eastern Chad
  $434,026

IFRC
  Camp Management, Transportation
  Eastern Chad
  $2,400,000

IMC
  Primary Health
  Eastern Chad
  $1,877,934

IRC
  Protection, Health, Food/Relief Supply Distributions, Children's
    Programs
  Eastern Chad
  $2,224,811

UNHCR
  Refugee Assistance and Protection
  Eastern Chad
  $30,348,249

UNICEF
  Nutrition, Water/Sanitation
  Eastern Chad
  $4,000,000

WFP
  Emergency Food Assistance, Flight Operations
  Eastern Chad
  $3,000,000

TOTAL FY 2004 STATE/PRM ASSISTANCE TO EASTERN CHAD    $47,274,272

USAID/OFDA ASSISTANCE

U.S. Embassy Chad
  Water Purification and Soap to UNICEF
  Eastern Chad
  $114,000

TOTAL USAID/OFDA    $114,000



USAID/FFP ASSISTANCE

WFP
  16,780 MT of P.L. 480 Title II
Emergency Food Assistance
  Eastern Chad
  $14,577,700

TOTAL USAID/FFP    $14,577,700

TOTAL FY 2004 USAID HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO EASTERN CHAD $14,691,700
TOTAL FY 2004 USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO EASTERN CHAD $61,965,972
TOTAL FY 2004 USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO DARFUR AND EASTERN CHAD
$256,374,106




1 State/PRM's contribution to ICRC will also fund increased humanitarian
operations in eastern Chad.

2 State/PRM figures do not include un-earmarked Africa-wide contributions
to ICRC and UNHCR.


PUBLIC DONATION INFORMATION

- The most effective way people can assist relief efforts is by making
cash contributions to humanitarian organizations that are conducting
relief operations.  A list of humanitarian organizations that are
accepting cash donations for their humanitarian emergency response efforts
in Darfur, Sudan can be found at www.interaction.org.

- USAID encourages cash donations because they:  allow aid professionals
to procure the exact items needed (often in the affected region); reduce
the burden on scarce resources (such as transportation routes, staff time,
warehouse space, etc); can be transferred very quickly and without
transportation costs; support the economy of the disaster-stricken region;
ensure culturally, dietary, and environmentally appropriate assistance.

- More information on making donations and volunteering can be found at:

   U.S. Agency for International Development:  www.usaid.gov - keyword:
donations

   The Center for International Disaster Information:  www.cidi.org or
703-276-1914

   InterAction:  www.interaction.org -> "How You Can Help"


- Information on relief activities of the humanitarian community can be
found at www.reliefweb.org

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