Assessment of Development Needs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in Eastern Sudan

East Sudan has received a continuous influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees over the last forty years. Mass influxes were witnessed during years when the region experienced natural catastrophes as droughts and floods, or an escalation of tensions and conflict in neighboring countries, mainly Eritrea and Ethiopia. Presently there is still a steady but smaller in numbers influx of refugees, mostly from Eritrea, but with an apparent change in their social composition and expectations. Present day internal population movements relate to more conventional forms of migration within Sudan, that is, households in search of work and economic opportunities. Still, the situation of the large number of IDPs that moved to the area over 15 years ago and are living in camps is precarious and needs urgent attention. Presently there are not the basic conditions required to provide a durable solution to the refugees in a protracted situation in eastern Sudan. To a large extent that also applies to IDPs with long permanence in camps; there are not conditions to achieve self-reliance by most of the displaced population given the situation of their locations in eastern Sudan in terms of natural environment and its capacity to support sustainable agriculture and other urban and rural economic activities. Within the overall mission of the World Bank, its strategic objective in contributing towards the durable solution of forced displacement situations is to bring the affected countries and displaced population back to the path of peace and development, enabling the application of pro-poor policies and fostering economic growth. Under these conditions, the World Bank will be in a better position to engage the affected countries through its regular operations.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2011-02-11
Subjects:	ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO FORMAL CREDIT, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ADVISORY SERVICE, AFFORDABLE COST, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, ASYLUM, ASYLUM SEEKERS, BANK ACCOUNTS, BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT, BASIC EDUCATION, CIVIL WAR, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, COOPERATIVES, CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS, CREDIT MECHANISMS, DECISION MAKING, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT PLANS, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, DISCRIMINATION, DISSEMINATION, DONOR SUPPORT, DRINKING WATER, EARLY MARRIAGE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMIC SITUATION, ECONOMIC STATUS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPOWERMENT, ENROLLMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENTS, ESSENTIAL SOCIAL SERVICES, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, EXPLOITATION, FAMILIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FEMALE EMPOWERMENT, FEMALE STUDENTS, FINANCE INITIATIVES, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FISHERIES, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SHORTAGES, GENDER, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER GAP, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GROUP GUARANTEES, HANDICRAFTS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH SERVICES, HOST COUNTRY, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, ILLITERACY, ILLITERACY RATE, IMMIGRATION, IMMOVABLE PROPERTY, INFLUX OF REFUGEES, INFORMAL CREDIT, INFORMAL LENDERS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTEREST RATES, INTERNAL POPULATION MOVEMENTS, INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, KINSHIP, KINSHIP RELATIONS, LABOUR MARKET, LACK OF FINANCE, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND REGISTRATION, LAND TENURE, LAND USE, LARGE NUMBERS OF REFUGEES, LEGAL STATUS, LENDERS, LEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITY, LIMITED ACCESS, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOAN, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL POPULATION, MEAT, MICRO FINANCE, MICRO FINANCE SYSTEM, MICRO-FINANCE, MIGRANT, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MINES, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MORTALITY, NATIONAL POPULATION, NATIONAL POPULATION COUNCIL, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, NUMBER OF REFUGEES, NUMBER OF WOMEN, NUTRITION, OIL, OPERATIONAL COSTS, OVERGRAZING, OWNERSHIP OF LAND, PASTURES, PEACE, PESTICIDES, PLACES OF ORIGIN, POLICY DECISIONS, POLICY DIALOGUE, POLICY FORMULATION, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POLICY LEVEL, POPULATION DENSITY, POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION, POTENTIAL INVESTORS, PRACTITIONERS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIVATE PROPERTY, PRODUCERS, PROGRESS, PROMOTION OF INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC SERVICES, QUALITY OF LIFE, RATES OF RETURN, REFUGEE, REFUGEE CAMPS, REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, REFUGEE POPULATION, REFUGEE SITUATION, REFUGEE STATUS, REPATRIATION, REPATRIATION OF REFUGEES, RESPECT, RETURNEES, REVOLVING FUND, REVOLVING FUNDS, RULE OF LAW, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POVERTY, SAVINGS, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SELF-RELIANCE, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVISION, SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS, SITUATION OF WOMEN, SMALL BUSINESSES, SMALL FARMERS, SMALL FARMS, SOCIAL CONFLICT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOURCE OF INCOME, SOURCE OF INFORMATION, SOURCES OF INCOME, SPECIAL FUND, STATE GOVERNMENTS, STATE PLANNING, STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, TRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS, UNFPA, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTRES, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POPULATION MOVEMENTS, URBAN POVERTY, URBANIZATION, VICIOUS CYCLE, VILLAGE, VILLAGES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION, VULNERABILITY, WAGES, WAR, WATER RESOURCES, WORKING CAPITAL,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/02/16337817/sudan-east-sudan-final-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13036
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