Sudan Humanitarian Update (23 February 2024)

Reliefweb
Feb 23, 2024

Sudan Humanitarian Update (23 February 2024)


HIGHLIGHTS

• The number of people displaced by conflict since 15 April inside and outside of Sudan has reached 8.1 million.

• Since mid-April, ACLED has recorded about 13,900 reported fatalities in Sudan.

• With expectations of a reduced upcoming harvest, prices of staple food are likely to remain atypically high in the harvest season.

• Suspected cholera cases continue to increase, with over 10,700 suspected cases, including 292 associated deaths, reported as of 17 February 2024.

• In January, health cluster partners provided medical consultations for about 181,000 people in 12 states and delivered medicines to about 115,000 people in eight states.

• Sudan to receive $20 million from the UN CERF to respond to the large-scale humanitarian needs.