UNJLC helps coordinate efforts to provide rapid response to floods in North Sudan
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Flooding has affected areas of Khartoum, White Nile, Blue Nile and Kassala States in North Sudan.
Through a coordinated multi-agency emergency response from the humanitarian community, thousands of affected families are already receiving vital assistance.
Using the ROS NFI Common Pipeline system, a joint supply operation managed by UNJLC with support from UNICEF and CARE International, government efforts to respond to flooding have been boosted by the provision of essential supplies including plastic sheeting, blankets, cooking sets, jerry cans, sleeping mats and mosquito nets. These items have already been distributed to 1,000 families in Kosti in White Nile State, and to a further 85 families in Geissan in Blue Nile State with assistance from local authorities and UNMIS. In Kassala, UNICEF has provided GOAL with plastic sheeting for 1,000 families in immediate need, with the ROS NFI Common Pipeline providing 3,000 jerry cans.
The Common Pipeline system is providing essential supplies to the most vulnerable families with the minimum of delay. In preparation for new requests for help, the Common Pipeline has also pre-positioned emergency household supplies for up to 500 families in Kosti, and for 1,000 households in Kassala, while in Khartoum emergency supplies for distribution have been prepared for approximately 4,000 households in high-risk areas. The Common Pipeline also has supplies on stand-by in Khartoum ready for despatch in case of further flooding.
UNJLC and other agencies, including UNICEF, are deploying field staff to undertake assessments alongside partners on the ground, to identify new needs that may arise.
Activities : Supply Chain
Type of document : Update
Country : SD SDN 736 Sudan, Democratic Republic of the
Location : Rest of Sudan (ROS)
Publication date 2006-Jan-04
