Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Humanitarian Aid Commission

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Ministry of Humanitarian AffairsHumanitarian Aid
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Humanitarian Situation In Darfur
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Darfur Demography
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Humanitarian partners in Darfur
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Humanitarian Facilitation in Darfur

• Signing of the Joint Communiqué between the
  Government and the United Nations in August 2004
  (renewed in March 2007 )
• Establishment of Joint Procedure Center for
  speeding up the procedures of the Fast Track
• Single Procedures Handout
• Establishment of the Higher Joint Committee ( The
  Government, UN, INGOs, Local NGOs and three
  Donor's as observers ( European, Arab and African
  donors),the committee holds its meetings on
  monthly basis, it's last meeting was held in
  April 2008 where it issued a joint statement in
  which it affirmed that there are improvements in
  the humanitarian situation in Darfur

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• Joint Task Force Committee (GNU, UN and NGOs)
  hold every two weeks meetings (38 meetings) and
  reports to the higher joint committee
• Establishment of technical committees for
  coordination of humanitarian assistance in Darfur
  (Local Governments, UN and NGOs) which holds
  weekly meetings at the state level

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Fast Track Procedures

• Issuance of 29 presidential decrees to maintain
  smooth flow of the humanitarian assistance (
  health , migration, Aviation and Customs )

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Achievements of Humanitarian aid facilitation

• The Higher Joint Committee held eight meetings
  and paid four field trips to Darfur
• Improvement of the humanitarian situation as
  declared by all partners
• Establishment of joint mechanisms for
  implementation of the procedures and evaluation
  of the humanitarian situation centrally as well
  as the state level
• Appreciation of the Security Council for the
  improvements of the humanitarian situation as per
  its regular reports of June/ July 2007

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• Appreciation of the international community and
  partners for facilitation of the flow of
  humanitarian aid in Darfur
• Reduction of claims against the government at the
  international, human rights and external media
• Establishment of Joint Procedure Center
  strengthened the coordination between the
  government institutions

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UN NGOs Workers in Darfur
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Humanitarian Indicators

• Voluntary Return of 370180 individuals to
  their areas of origin in the Three Darfur States
  during the period 2006-2007.
• No epidemic diseases reported (2004-2007)
• Malnutrition rates dropped from 21.8 in 2004 to
  11.9 in 2007 (emergency rate 15)
• Acute malnutrition rate decreased from 3.9 in
  2004 to 1.4 in 2007(emergency rate 3)
• Mortality rate decreased to 0.8/10000/day, well
  below the emergency threshold (emergency rate
  2/10000/day).
• Humanitarian coverage to IDPs affected
  population is 98
• The government covers the areas that are not
  reached by WFP in coordination with the signatory
  movements.

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Major Achievements

• Immediate IDPs response to the
  Spontaneous/Voluntarily return
• Stability of the humanitarian situation
• Smooth flow of the humanitarian aid
• Effective coordination between all partners at
  the central and local levels

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D- JAM

• D-JAM started Immediately after signature of DPA
  for more than 6 weeks. The expert team comprised
  of Sudanese including Government of Sudan and SLM
  representatives, donor representatives1, African
  Development Bank and staff members of 14 UN
  agencies2.
• The DJAM Track-I began its field work in
  July/August 2006 to assess early recovery needs..
  the DJAM Track-I teams were spread all over
  Darfur and visited rural areas outside main towns
  to the extent possible..
• The needs were clearly Identified in the draft
  document which was produced at the clusters
  levels
• DJAM work was halted at the end 2006 under the
  allegation of insecurity and that some findings
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• not be validated
• Suspension of D-JAM is a Negative dividend to
  peace

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Contribution of UN Work Plan to Darfur
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Spontaneous/Voluntarily Return

• Objectives-
• Maintain and reinforce Darfur Peace Agreement
• Improve humanitarian situation and ensure
  provision of Humanitarian assistance
• Protect and maintain security and administrative
  control over the IDP camps.
• Develop an overall positive atmosphere to
  encourage IDPs and refugees to return voluntarily
  to their areas of origins.
• Strengthening, activation and supporting local
  NGOs programs in the camps and return areas
• Facilitation of flow of humanitarian aid ,as well
  as of free movement of aid workers and NGOs.

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• Basic Indicators
• Interest, keenness and willingness of IDPs and
  refugees to return to their origins and resume
  their normal livelihood in the three Darfur
  states.
• Tribal and social reconciliations fostered
  maintaining stability and confidence building.
• Join communiqué and facilities provided by the
  government.
• Joint committee with UN and NGOs resulted in
  having common understanding and hence lead to
  refuting false information and rumors.
• Effective cooperation with the signatory factions

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Spontaneous/Voluntarily return to Darfur 2008
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Resource Mobilization for Spontanoeous and
Voluntary Return

• National Resources were mobilized
• Chinese Support (Three phases Program)
• Arab Conference for supporting Humanitarian
  Situation in Darfur with emphasis on Return

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Challenges

• Lack of effective Basic services at the reception
  areas
• Provision of finance in a way conducive for
  continuity of the program.
• Strengthening the security situation at the
  return areas
• Enlargement of the scale of the program to
  accommodate the returnees
• Provision of the basic services
• Short fall of donors commitment for D-JAM, as
  the final report wasn't issued to the moment
  despite the fact that field surveys were carried
  out