Source: US Agency for International Development
Country: Sudan, South Sudan (Republic of)
HIGHLIGHTS
- 4.4 million people require humanitarian assistance in Sudan
- Moratorium on restrictions on humanitarian assistance in Darfur due to expire January 31
- 2013 Humanitarian Work Plan (HWP) for Sudan requests $983.4 million to respond to humanitarian needs
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
- In January, President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir convened with African Union High-Level Implementation Panel on Sudan (AUHIP) members in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and reconfirmed their commitment to implementing the September 27 Addis Ababa accords, including agreements regarding oil, security, and trade. However, representatives of the Government of Sudan (GoS) and the Government of the Republic of South Sudan (RSS) did not finalize a timetable for the implementation of outstanding agreements, notably the demilitarization of the Sudan–South Sudan border and the resumption of oil exports from South Sudan through Sudan, and the humanitarian emergency remains unresolved in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states.
- Since late December, escalating violence has resulted in increased displacement in Darfur. Clashes in the Jebel Amir area, North Darfur State, have resulted in the displacement of approximately 88,000 individuals, while fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and militia groups have displaced thousands of people from the Jebel Marra area. Amid increasing insecurity and displacement in Darfur, President al-Bashir issued a presidential decree on December 25 authorizing the formation of a Ministry of Defense-chaired committee to register and regulate international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). The operational status of this committee remains unclear.
*Amid increasing insecurity and displacement in Darfur, President al-Bashir issued a presidential decree on December 25 authorizing the formation of a Ministry of Defense-chaired committee to register and regulate international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). The operational status of this committee remains unclear