OCHA Situation Report
Sudan Humanitarian Overview Vol 2, Issue 3
1 March - 1 April 2006


Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

THIS ISSUE'S HIGHLIGHTS:

- More than 60,000 newly displaced in Darfur

- Peace dividends: focus on Bentiu

- Update on mines and road repair

- Access issues:Kassala and Abyei

- Pace picks up on IDP movements from Khartoum to South

Welcome to the third issue of Sudan Humanitarian Overview 2006. Produced 
by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in 
collaboration with other UN agencies and partner NGOs, the SHO aims to 
provide an overview of humanitarian trends and activities in Sudan, as 
well as to focus on particular issues of interest. Send comments and 
contributions to sho@unsudanig.org

RETURNS

During the month, several thousand IDP returns were organized by state 
government and other interest groups from Khartoum. This is the first 
time such a scale of organized returns has been seen. The Jebel Aulia 
IDP camp, located south of Khartoum was the main assembly point for 
convoys of trucks and buses departing southward, though the returnees 
originated frommany localities within Khartoum.

The Governor of Unity State traveled to Khartoum to organise the return 
of more than 2,000 IDPs. In Wau approximately more than 500 have 
returned from Khartoum, some will be proceeding to Tonj in Warrap State 
and others decided to remain in Wau County. Returnees continue to arrive 
in Aweil and Malualkon from Khartoum. So far, over 2,400 returnees have 
been registered in Aweil and over 3,000 in Malualkon. 422 returnees from 
Khartoum were registered this week at the Malakal wharf and bus station. 
Approximately 2,000 returnees have been reported to have arrived in 
Khorfulus (New Fanjak). Agencies are continuously assessing the 
situation to ensure that the situation of the returnees is known in 
order to provide adequate services en route and at final destination.

The position of the UN on organized returns remains that IDPs should be 
making decisions without pressure and fully informed, aware of the 
conditions and access to basic social services in areas of return.

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