UN: 68% of Sudanese Households Lac Livelihood Opportunities
Omdurman – Mashawir
The United Nations revealed on Monday that humanitarian needs in Sudan are expanding, with 68 per cent of households facing livelihood gaps amid growing shortages of water, sanitation, and education services.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in a report on its Multi-Sectoral Needs Assessment (MSNA), said that “68 per cent of Sudanese households reported that livelihoods were their most significant unmet need.”
It explained that 59 per cent of households reported unmet needs in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), while access to water remained a challenge for 30 per cent of households.
The report also indicated that approximately 38 per cent of households had unmet shelter needs, while 37 per cent faced unmet protection needs. Meanwhile, only 38 per cent of households were able to access the healthcare they needed.
The report noted that the humanitarian crisis is no longer confined to a single sector but is increasingly characterised by overlapping economic, food, health, and education needs, alongside deteriorating infrastructure and declining livelihood opportunities.
