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<p>The executive summary of the comprehensive survey undertaken by UNICEF of nutrition
and health indicators in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur,
funded by DFID at the end of 2013, is available online. This survey confirms that
overall levels of nutrition and health in Darfur IDP camps continue to be of concern,
for example 44% of children in Zamzam camp in North Darfur were recorded as suffering
from stunting. Indicators for camps in North and Central Darfur are generally worse
than camps in other areas; however the health and nutrition situation for IDPs located
in camps tends to be better than the situation for resident and displaced populations
in other parts of Darfur located outside of camps. A follow up survey, to be partially
funded by DFID, is planned to take place in mid-2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The United
Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has played
a central role in developing the Sudan 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan which aims
to address the humanitarian needs of up to 5.4 million vulnerable people in Darfur
and other parts of Sudan and appeals for funding of £650 million to achieve this.
In line with agreed strategic objectives, OCHA coordinates the activities of in country
partners, including other UN agencies and national and international non-governmental
organisations and allocates funding received through the appeal to humanitarian projects
across Sudan, such as those to tackle disease and malnutrition. DFID is the third
largest humanitarian donor in support of this appeal.</p>
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