SITUATION UPDATE

Sudan Conflict
Situation Report # 20
July 22, 2024

FAST FACTS• Since June 2024, some 136,000 people havebeen displaced from Sennar following armed
clashes, according to estimates.
• Sudan is facing catastrophic levels of hunger
as the rainy and lean season arrives. Morethan half of the population (25.6 million people)
are facing acute levels of hunger.
• More than 11 million people have been
displaced inside and outside of Sudan, making
it the work’s largest displacement crisis.
OUR FOOTPRINT

Displaced families have been arriving in Kassala following new conflict inSinja, Sennar state.

Since it started in April 2023, the conflict in Sudan has continued tospiral and the humanitarian crisis worsen. Violent clashes between
armed groups continue to rage in Al Jazirah, Khartoum, North Darfur
and West Kordofan states. The number of displaced people now
exceeds 11 million, or one out of every five Sudanese.
In June, conflict erupted in Sennar state, causing widespread civilian
suffering and the displacement of an estimated 136,000 people
according to UNHCR. Many are fleeing to the neighboring states ofBlue Nile, Gedera and Kassala seeking safety. As the rainy season
begins, humanitarian needs are expected to increase, particularly incamps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), where poor sanitation
conditions make communities vulnerable to disease.

• Since 2004, International Medical Corps has
been providing health, nutrition, protection,
mental health and psychosocial support(MHPSS), and water, sanitation and hygiene(WASH) services in Sudan.
OUR RESPONSE• International Medical Corps is establishing
operations in Kassala to respond tohumanitarian needs caused by the influx ofinternally displaced persons (IDPs) fromSennar.
• Serving 67 nationwide health facilities
potentially accessed by more than 2.7 million
people, International Medical Corps delivers
integrated health, nutrition, MHPSS and WASH
services to conflict-affected communities.

• International Medical Corps operates a network
Fifteen months into the conflict, Sudan faces the worst levels ofof 59 nutrition centers for malnourishedacute food insecurity ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security
children with life-threatening conditions.
Phase Classification in the country. Approximately 25.6 million
people in Sudan are projected to face IPC Phase 3 levels of hunger
or above, including 4.9 million people on the brink of famine. The price of basic food commodities has increased by 83%
compared to pre-crisis levels. Al Jazirah and Khartoum states, as well as greater Darfur and greater Kordofan, areexpected to face catastrophic outcomes if the conflict gets worse, resulting in sustained displacement and limited to nohumanitarian access to those in need.

International Medical Corps Response
The recent fighting in Sennar state has forced most humanitarian activities there to be suspended. International MedicalCorps is establishing operations and a field office in Kassala to effectively respond to IDP needs, including lifesaving
health, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions.
International Medical Corps continues to deliver comprehensive emergency interventions in Central Dafur, South Darfur
and West Darfur. We operate across seven localities, providing essential support to 34 health facilities serving a
combined catchment population of 1.3 million people. Our integrated response includes health, nutrition, protection andWASH services for vulnerable communities in conflict-affected areas. Though insecurity along shipment routes into Sudan
remains a serious challenge for humanitarian actors, International Medical Corps has successfully shipped essential

pharmaceuticals from Chad into Geneina, West
Darfur. This cross-border effort has helped sustain
our lifesaving programs across the Darfur region.
In response to the food-insecurity crisis in Sudan,
International Medical Corps is supporting a robust
network of 59 nutrition centers, including outpatienttherapeutic program (OTP) sites, targeted
supplementary-feeding program (TSFP) sites andstabilization centers (SCs) in seven states,including Blue Nile, Central Darfur, South Darfur,
West Darfur, Khartoum, Sennar and South
Kordofan. According to the National Nutrition
Cluster Classification of the locations of priority
based on the IPC across 190 localities in Sudan,
40% of the sites targeted by International Medical
Corps are classified as IPC 4, 45% as IPC 3 and
15% as IPC 2.
In the face of this daunting situation, International
Medical Corps’ nutrition teams have admitted 1,266
children between 6–59 months with severe acutemalnutrition (SAM) without medical complications
into the OTP for treatment, and 2,103 children withmoderate acute malnutrition (MAM) into our TSFP
for treatment across our functional nutrition
centers. International Medical Corps has also admitted 54 children with SAM with medical complications into SCs sinceJune.
In coordination with UNICEF and WFP, and in partnership with local non-governmental organizations, International
Medical Corps is providing community management of acute malnutrition, as well as infant and young-child feeding(IYCF) services, to thousands of malnourished children and women across our supported nutrition sites and communities.
We are supporting more than 70 mother-support groups, which are instrumental in fostering best practices for maternaland child nutrition. In coordination with State Ministry of Health (SMoH), International Medical Corps also offers integrated
counseling to support to pregnant women and caregivers of young children, ensuring that essential nutritional guidance isaccessible both in health facilities and community environments.
Access to WASH services remains the primary need of IDPs across the country, particularly in the Darfur, Kordofan andSennar regions. International Medical Corps is providing lifesaving WASH services across targeted communities andhealth facilities. We also are working to rehabilitate and maintain an additional 24 water supply systems in communities,
IDP settlements and health facilities. These efforts will facilitate improved access to sustainable and equitable safe water
sources for drinking and domestic use for more than 42,000 people. We are supporting emergency water trucking to IDP
settlements while the water points undergo maintenance.
Since the conflict began, International Medical Corps has provided 778,414 medical consultations addressing various
health concerns in the community. Our educational sessions—which cover nutrition, hygiene, reproductive health andmental health topics—have reached 128,466 participants. We have delivered 57,611 vaccinations to safeguard children
and pregnant women against vaccine-preventable diseases. We have helped 10,065 children through the OTP, wherecases of SAM are addressed. We have helped support 94,499 antenatal care (ANC) visits for women, safely delivered
13,237 newborns and provided essential services such as skilled birth attendance, emergency obstetric care and newborncare. Following delivery, we have facilitated postnatal care (PNC) visits for 8,959 women, offering them necessary followup services and support. Finally, we have conducted 4,209 mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)
consultations for people suffering from stress and trauma.
During June 2024, International Medical Corps teams provided 112,069 medical consultations, assisted with 2,134
deliveries and provided 1,140 mothers and newborns with PNC consultations, while 14,813 women attended ANC visits.
We delivered 7,998 immunizations and supported 531 people with MHPSS services. We reached 19,947 people throughgroup education sessions and awareness-raising sessions.