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USAID Provides Relief for Flood-Affected Sudanese
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 8, 2007
Press Office: 202-712-4320
Public Information: 202-712-4810
www.usaid.gov
KHARTOUM, SUDAN - The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), today airlifted 1,300 rolls of plastic sheeting that will help provide shelter for 78,000 people affected by recent, severe flooding in northern and eastern Sudan. The material is valued at over $500,000.
U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Alberto M. Fernandez requested the aid and reiterated the United States' long-term commitment to Sudanese people who are in need. "The U.S. Government is pleased to provide additional shelter materials to those who have lost their homes and livelihoods in the recent flooding," he said. "The U.S. continues to be committed to providing life-saving humanitarian assistance to the people of Sudan."
The Undersecretary for the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Charles Manyang, accepted the material on behalf of the Government of Sudan, and expressed his gratitude to the United States and its partners.
The plastic sheeting will be distributed via the Common Humanitarian Pipeline, a quick-response distribution network established in 2004 and managed by the UN Joint Logistics Center with support from UNICEF and the non-governmental organization CARE. Largely supported by the U.S. Government, this distribution mechanism can quickly respond to emergency needs throughout Sudan, and has played a vital role in ensuring that lifesaving materials, like plastic sheeting, cooking sets, and mosquito nets, arrive rapidly to areas in need. The Common Pipeline has already rushed material to nine flood-affected states in northern Sudan, benefiting more than 200,000 people.
Speaking on behalf of the Common Pipeline partners, UNICEF representative Ted Chaiban emphasized the importance of effective collaboration, saying, "In emergencies, it is critical that there is a speedy and appropriate response to meet immediate needs. This is being achieved in Sudan's flood-affected regions, because the government, the international community, the UN and the non-governmental organizations have worked together. We remain committed to this spirit of partnership, to better serve those affected by this emergency."
The United States is the single largest donor of humanitarian assistance to Sudan and Darfur. The U.S. Government has contributed more than $2.6 billion for humanitarian, development, and reconstruction projects in Sudan and eastern Chad in FY 2005 and FY 2006, and has provided more than half of all humanitarian assistance to Sudan. USAID's humanitarian programs support shelter, food, water and sanitation, health and hygiene, relief, and income-generation activities for those in need.
USAID will continue to monitor the situation and provide additional assistance as needed.
For more information about USAID's emergency humanitarian assistance programs in Sudan, please visit http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/sudan/.
The U.S. Agency for International Development has provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40 years.
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