UNFPA Sudan Emergency Situation Report No.6 – 18 August 2023 – Sudan

UNFPA managed to deliver medical supplies to three hard-to-reach areas, namely Khartoum, North Darfur and West Darfur (cross-border from Chad). More medical supplies are on their way to East Darfur and South Darfur.

UNFPA managed to provide additional supplies to 12 health facilities across Khartoum, Aj Jazira, Blue Nile,
Gedaref and West Darfur to ensure that every child birth is safe.

UNFPA is building the capacity of emergency response rooms in Khartoum to respond to the immediate health and protection needs of women and girls.

UNFPA is launching an integrated GBV-SRH response in River Nile, Northern State and Sennar, which are hosting over 1 million internally displaced people (IDPs).

UNFPA established five state-level Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Technical Working Groups in Gedaref, Aj Jazira, North Darfur, Kassala and Blue Nile and is reactivating the National SRH Technical Working Group to coordinate the response of SRH actors.

The GBV Sub-Sector developed and disseminated standard operating procedures and protocols for remote GBV service provision.