Progress Report November 2009

Sudan
Ensuring access to those who require assistance

An overview of The crisis in Sudan is a web of conflicts. The 2005 peace agreement to end decades of war in
progress made on southern Sudan is at risk of collapsing. In Darfur, conflict, widespread human rights abuses
a select number of and mass displacement continue after five years, humanitarian access is severely reduced, and
the peace process has made no progress. A peace agreement for the East is also languishing
actions recommended
unimplemented.
by the InterAction
NGO community Action Recommended November 2008
in the 2008
Foreign Assistance Work to ensure that humanitarian agencies can access all those who require assistance.
Briefing Book on
Critical Problems,
Overall Progress as of November 2009
Recommendations, and Comments and Evidence: In statements made
Actions for the Obama by key officials throughout the year and in its
Administration and the new Sudan policy released October 19, 2009, the
111th Congress. administration has made coverage of humanitar-
ian gaps in Darfur a priority; however, humani-
tarian access in Darfur remains very problematic
and the security situation for humanitarian actors
continues to worsen. Since the March 2009 expul-
sions of international NGOs, humanitarian space
in the east and north has all but disappeared and
security problems in the south are further shrink-
ing access there.

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