{"id":187822,"date":"2013-04-04T19:57:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T19:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/wfp-allowed-into-government-controlled-areas-in-sudan\/"},"modified":"2013-04-04T19:57:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T19:57:00","slug":"wfp-allowed-into-government-controlled-areas-in-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/wfp-allowed-into-government-controlled-areas-in-sudan","title":{"rendered":"WFP allowed into government-controlled areas in Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time since 2011 the World Food Programme (WFP) has been allowed to enter areas controlled by the government in the war-torn Blue Nile state of Sudan. UN says a rapid needs assessment has been carried out in all six localities of the province.<\/p>\n

The operation was executed jointly by the WFP, Sudan Red Crescent Society, the national NGO Mubadiroon and the Sudanese Human Aid Commission (HAC).<\/p>\n

Fighting in Blue Nile and South Kordofan between the Sudanese army (SAF) and the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) began in September 2011 and it forced \u201cthousands to flee their homes\u201d, WFP said in a statement on 4 April.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are giving a two-month ration for this first round of distribution, following an assessment which we carried out early last month in two of the areas most severely affected by the conflict — Geissan and Kurmuk,\u201d said WFP Programme Officer Arduino Mangoni.<\/p>\n

Geissan and Kurmuk, the most affected localities by the conflict, count with some 12,000 and 39,000 people in need of aid, WFP said.<\/p>\n

According to an assessment, a total of 76,000 people are reliant on humanitarian assistance due to displacement, loss of assets, lack of cultivation last season, and limited\/lack of income generating activities, UN OCHA noted.<\/p>\n

Map: Blue Nile (Wikipedia)<\/em><\/p>\n

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