OCHA Situation Report No. 26
Sudan: Darfur
31 July 2008


Source:
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Key overall developments

- With the current change in security phase, humanitarian actors in Darfur 
have confirmed that they will continue their humanitarian life-saving 
activities despite the constraints of security phase four.

Needs and response by sector

Education

West Darfur

- With UNICEF support Islamic Relief has completed the rehabilitation of 
24 temporary classrooms in Krinding IDP Camp benefiting 1,440 children

Health and Nutrition

North Darfur

- UNICEF released four (4) months of supplies of F100 (160 cartons), F75 
(28 cartons) and 656 cartons of nutritional paste to ACF to be distributed 
in Abu Shouk and As Salaam IDP Camps.

South Darfur

- With UNICEF support 19,771 families in Al Salam IDP Camp ? of which 
4,000 are new ? received soap for personal hygiene. Meanwhile in Mossei 
IDP Camp 890 persons were reached with hygiene messages through two (2) 
group discussions, one (1) hygiene session, 12 water dialog sessions and 
two (2) household visits. While in Otash IDP Camp approximately 3,070 IDPS 
benefited from 800 household visits, six (6) water dialog sessions and 
four (4) group discussions.

- UNICEF released 600 cartons of Nutritional paste, 100 cartons of F100 
and 30 cartons of F75 to Action Contre la Faim (ACF) to cover the 
nutrition needs of children in the feeding centers in Kalma IDP Camp, Al 
Salam IDP Cam and Nyala town.

Non-Food Items (NFIs)

NFI common pipeline operations normalized in each of the three Darfur 
states this week with five needs based targeted distributions taking 
place.

North Darfur

- The NFI Common Pipeline supported 503 households of IDPs not served 
before who arrived at Shangil Tobayi IDP Camp between January and May of 
2008. Items distributed were plastic sheeting and jerry cans. 
Distributions were carried out by OXFAM.

South Darfur

- This week, Rehaid El-Fursan Rural Development distributed 2,000 Common 
Pipeline NFIs to IDPs requiring replenishment in Otash IDP Camp.

- Humedica distributed Common Pipeline NFIs to 1,800 newly displaced 
households in Al Salam IDP Camp. Distributed items included plastic 
sheeting, sleeping mats, jerry cans, women's clothing and blankets.

West Darfur

- The majority of distributions supported IDPs requiring replenishment in 
West Darfur this week. Of the 995 households served, Catholic Relief 
Services (CRS) distributed NFI Common Pipeline items to 750 households in 
Medinat Huzaz IDP Camp and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) 
distributed to 245 households in Dorti IDP Camp.

Protection and Human Rights

North Darfur

- With the current change in security phase, UNICEF partners in child 
protection activities have confirmed that their activities will be 
continuing. Enfant de Monde (EMDH) reported that about 4,200 children are 
benefiting from the UNICEF Supported psychosocial support programme in 15 
child friendly spaces (CFS) in Abu Shouk IDP Camp. Save the Children 
Sweden (SCS) reported that 15,000 children and youth are receiving 
psychosocial activities in 60 CFS

? supported by UNICEF ? in As Salaam IDP Camp, Tawilla, Kutum, Kassab and 
Fatabarno. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) reported that an 
estimated 3,500 children and youth are having access to the child and 
youth centers in the three (3) IDP camps in El Fasher.

- UNICEF-Child Protection is supporting 'on job training' for 25 police 
officers and three (3) social workers designated to work in the Family and 
Child Protection Unit in North Darfur. The training is taking place in the 
Family and Child Protection Unit (FCPU) in Khartoum from 24 to 28th July.

South Darfur

- The Child Friendly Community Initiative (CFCI) ? with UNICEF support ? 
have constructed two (2) new child friendly spaces (CFS's) in 
Gahdal-Haboum in Nyala locality and in Amasho community in Al Salam 
locality. A child protection network has been established and four (4) 
animators were been trained on the Convention on the Rights of the Child 
(CRC) and psycho-social support. Activities are due to start after the 
delivery of supplies including recreational kits to the CFS's.

- UNICEF supported five days of Training of Trainers (ToT) organized by 
the Child Development Foundation (CDF) for 26 social workers (15 women and 
11 men), including the mobile team and office staff. The workshop covered 
the Convention on the Rights of the Child and African charter; child 
protection related issues; physical, emotional and sexual abuse; children 
and displacement; and a brief on Security Council Resolution 1612 
(resolution on the use of child soldiers) including an overview of the 
monitoring and reporting mechanism.

- The CFCI ? with UNICEF support ? conducted eight (8) workshops on mine 
risk education in Rehaid Albirdy and Kass localities. Attendees were 
teachers, community leaders, women's and youth groups.

Water and Sanitation

West Darfur

- The UNICEF water, environment and sanitation (WES) programme continued 
the routine operation maintenance and chlorination of 17 water schemes in 
Mornei, Geneina, Zalingei, Um Shalaya, Trige and Um Kheir reaching an 
estimated 102,000 beneficiaries.

- UNICEF/WES reached 433 households with hygiene messages on prevention of 
diseases associated with the rainy season. The visits were carried out by 
WES trained volunteers working under the camp IDP WES units in the three 
camps of west Darfur. Four (4) Clean up campaigns were also organized by 
the WES units in Dorti and Ardamata.

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