The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2013/01000
- CONTEXT
Since the Republic of South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011 the HIP has become regional covering both Sudan and South Sudan. A number of outstanding issues from the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 which marked the end of the North-South civil war (border demarcation, citizenship rights and uncompleted deals on oil sharing revenues) remained unresolved and contributed to the eruption of violence in border areas in 2012. Although there are now two independent countries, there are several humanitarian issues linking both countries. The humanitarian situation in the region is multi-faceted.
In Darfur nine years into the conflict there is still no comprehensive political settlement despite the peace negotiations. The main armed opposition movements and several other splinter factions remain outside the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) process. A couple of the larger armed opposition groups – the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) – formed the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) in alliance with armed opposition movements in South Kordofan and Blue Nile. SRF forces have clashed with the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) both in Darfur and along the Sudan / South Sudan border areas since the beginning of 2012. Tribal clashes have also caused population displacement. Darfur remains a protection crisis characterized by large scale displacements, ongoing insecurity and localized conflicts between SAF, rebel groups and tribes. The continuous restrictions on humanitarian agencies and pressure to move from humanitarian assistance to recovery and development present a risk that the urgent humanitarian and protection related needs will slide into a forgotten crisis situation.