WHO reports that 5.6 million people are displaced in Sudan's Darfur region

Abubakar attended the weekly press conference of the United Nations (UN) Geneva Office online and made evaluations.

Stating that humanitarian and health needs in Darfur are enormous and continue to exceed the capacity of existing resources, Abubakar said, "5.6 million people were displaced throughout Darfur. This number corresponds to 65 percent of all internally displaced people in Sudan." he said.

Abubakar underlined that the Tavila region currently hosts more than 700 thousand displaced people and that displaced communities continue to show resilience despite difficult conditions.

Expressing his hopes for improving access to health services, food, education and peace, Abubakar said, "Health facilities face serious shortages of medicines, medical supplies and trained personnel. This situation challenges their current response capacities." he said.

Abubakar warned that the problem of malnutrition has increased and is expected to worsen due to insufficient rainfall, crop losses and the expected effects of a strong El Niño weather event.

Emphasizing that humanitarian needs are increasing faster than the resources available to meet these needs, Abubakar said that WHO needed $97.7 million for the health emergency response in Sudan, but only $22 million of this was provided.