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 #27, Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
April 1, 2005


Note: This report updates fact sheet #26, dated March 25, 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) 
$344,944,264

Total FY 2003 - 2005 USG Humanitarian Assistance for the Darfur Emergency 
$603,389,944



CURRENT HUMANITARIAN SITUATION

USG Humanitarian Assistance

- On March 27, a USAID/OFDA flight carrying 20,005 blankets arrived in 
Nyala, South Darfur. An additional USAID/OFDA flight containing 630 
rolls of plastic sheeting arrived in Nyala on March 29.  The total value 
of the commodities including transport was $388,230.  Three additional 
USAID/OFDA shipments are scheduled to arrive in Darfur in the coming 
week, transporting a total of 1,890 rolls of plastic sheeting and 20,020 
blankets, valued at more than $601,170, including transport.  To date, 
USAID has delivered 78 airlifts with 535,540 blankets, 52,100 water 
containers, and enough plastic sheeting to provide emergency shelter for 
nearly 1.3 million displaced people.


Assessment in North Darfur

- From March 20 to 23, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team 
(USAID/DART) North Darfur Field Officer participated in an interagency 
assessment of Sudanese Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A)-held areas near 
Dar Zegawa in North Darfur.  Dar Zegawa is a remote area of North Darfur 
that currently receives little humanitarian assistance due to insecurity 
and lack of access.

- The assessment concluded that traditional coping mechanisms are being 
depleted for both internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host 
communities as a result of ongoing conflict.  In addition, conflict has 
eroded much of the population's livelihoods through the looting of 
animals, inaccessibility of migratory routes for pasture and water, and 
distance from markets for the sale of livestock and purchase of 
grains/cereals. Furthermore, insecurity has reduced the number of 
accessible water sources, at the same time that accessible water sources 
are becoming more scarce from declining water tables, slow recharge 
rates, and lack of maintenance for wells and pumps.

- The USAID/DART identified the need for expanded temporary emergency 
food distribution and water sector programs in the near term to prevent 
further population displacement in Dar Zegawa.


USAID/OFDA Director Visit

- Between March 24 and 29, the USAID/OFDA Director traveled to Sudan to 
meet with the USAID/DART, the U.S. Embassy, U.N. and NGO partners, the 
AU, and representatives of the Government of Sudan (GOS) to discuss 
security, protection, food assistance, and programmatic issues in Sudan. 
According to the USAID/DART, the humanitarian community in South Darfur 
continues to emphasize that insecurity is likely to have an impact on 
humanitarian access in South Darfur, and thus humanitarian relief 
efforts, over the coming months.


Food Security

- Despite an additional $8 million contribution currently in the under 
negotiation from USAID's Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP), WFP 
reported to the USAID/DART on March 29 that WFP is resorting to unusual 
measures to purchase non-cereal commodities in advance of pipeline 
breaks in August.  Using a new system called the Business Process 
Review, WFP will borrow against anticipated cash contributions from 
other donors to fast-track non-cereals procurements.  Depending on the 
procurement turnaround, however, WFP may need to resort to half-rations 
for non-cereals in June and July in order to "extend the risk" of 
pipeline breaks and give more time for expected cash contributions to be 
confirmed. WFP noted that if the expected cash contributions are not 
confirmed by the end of April, the food operation will face significant 
risks.

- During the month of March, WFP moved a record 50,000 metric tons (MT) 
of commodities to the three state capitals of Darfur.  Actual 
distributions, however, are likely to fall short of planned targets due 
to the rise in security incidents in West and South Darfur during March. 
WFP currently has slightly more than a one-month stock of food in 
storage and plans to pre-position two months of food in West Darfur 
prior to the onset of the rainy season in May/June.

- According to the USAID/DART, IDPs in Zam Zam camp, North Darfur, are 
growing vegetables using wastewater from nearby water points, on their 
own initiative. USAID/OFDA partner CHF International plans to 
re-organize the gardens at water points, provide inputs and extension 
support, and implement water-saving technologies.


Security

- On March 28, the Office of the U.N. Security Coordinator (UNSECOORD) 
reported that the Nyala-Kass route was still declared "no go" following 
the shooting that seriously injured a USAID/DART member on March 22.

- On March 25, OCHA reported that unknown perpetrators broke into the 
WFP compound in Geneina, West Darfur, and vandalized WFP communications 
equipment, but stole nothing.  In response, the U.N. is augmenting 
security at the WFP compound, and local police are increasing patrols.

- According to international media sources, on March 29, unidentified 
perpetrators fired upon an African Union (AU) convoy, wounding two AU 
peacekeepers and a Sudanese translator near the town of Niteaga, 50 km 
northwest of Nyala, South Darfur.  All three are reportedly in stable 
condition, including one of the AU monitors who was shot in the neck and 
required surgery.  Currently, a 2,000 member AU peacekeeping force is 
responsible for monitoring the April 2004 ceasefire agreement between 
the GOS and opposition groups in Darfur.


Drought Task Force

- According to OCHA, preliminary findings from the Interagency North 
Darfur Drought Task Force indicate that 316,000 people in 220 villages 
are affected by drought in North Darfur.  OCHA stressed the importance 
of providing food assistance before people begin migrating in search of 
food, resulting in further displacement.


U.N. Security Council Action

- On March 29, the U.N. Security Council passed Resolution 1591 imposing 
sanctions on individuals who commit atrocities or violate cease-fire 
agreements in Darfur.  The measure, drafted by the U.S. Government, bans 
travel by individuals deemed guilty of offenses and freezes their 
assets. The resolution also forbids the GOS from conducting offensive 
military flights into Darfur and from sending military equipment without 
first notifying the U.N. Security Council.  The sanctions are scheduled 
to come into effect in 30 days to allow a U.N. Security Council 
committee to draft a list of offenders.

- On March 31, the U.N. Security Council voted to refer war crimes cases 
in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC).



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
  $2,415,160

Various
  Airlift of Emergency Relief Supplies
  Darfur-wide
  $1,345,282


  Administrative/DART Support
  Darfur-wide
  $7,675,171

TOTAL USAID/OFDA   $39,371,252

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   $311,125,987

TOTAL FY 2005 USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO DARFUR   $311,125,987

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
  $14,064,400

TOTAL USAID/FFP   $14,064,400

STATE/PRM ASSISTANCE1

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

International Medical Corps
  Refugee Assistance
  Eastern Chad
  $1,853,877

TOTAL FY 2005 USAID HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO EASTERN CHAD
$14,114,400

TOTAL FY 2005 STATE/PRM ASSISTANCE TO EASTERN CHAD
$19,703,877

TOTAL FY 2005 USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO EASTERN CHAD
$33,818,277

TOTAL FY 2005 USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO DARFUR AND EASTERN CHAD 
$344,944,264



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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