Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) said it has registered about 2,825 families (about 16,818 people) who moved from Blue Nile’s Bau locality to Damazin and Al Roseires localities as of 4 June.
The reason for this displacement is unconfirmed, according to humanitarian agencies. A needs assessment mission conducted by HAC, the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) and national NGOs including Mubadiroon and Lebina indicated that people are in urgent need of food and shelter supplies.
UN and international NGOs have not yet had access to these people. In response to the needs, the international NGO Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) said it will support some 1,000 families in El Roseires locality with local building materials.
The Sudanese government’s department for water and sanitation and aid agencies conducted hygiene awareness activities in Bau and Al Roseires localities and distributed soap benefitting over 7,000 displaced people. HAC estimates that there are an estimated 165,000 vulnerable people (including displaced people, returnees and people affected by conflict) in Blue Nile State that are in need of food assistance.