Humanitarian Team Appeals for Urgent Aid for Displaced People in Giessan

The field team of the Humanitarian Affairs Department of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) is intensifying its humanitarian efforts to receive, shelter, and assist thousands of displaced people who have arrived in the city of Giessan following military operations in the area. The operations resulted in the expulsion of militias affiliated with the Port Sudan authorities from Giessan, Kurmuk, and a number of towns and areas along the Blue Nile River.
According to an initial report issued by the Humanitarian Affairs field team and reviewed by splmn.net, an estimated 27,030 people are currently staying in three displacement centers, with the number expected to increase in the coming period.
The report said the displaced people came from the villages of Yara, Hamari, Ashombo, Abu Dagla, Deim Saad, Amushangir, and Adi, in addition to other villages located along the Blue Nile River that have been affected by the recent military operations.
The Humanitarian Affairs field team is organizing the reception of displaced people and bringing them together in three centers: Famadudu, Asinsengalu, and Zindiya, while also working to provide shelter, basic necessities, and essential humanitarian services.
According to the preliminary statistics contained in the report, 3,816 women, 4,054 children, and 1,986 men are currently staying at the Famadudu center. At the Asinsengalu center, there are 2,546 women, 3,387 children, and 858 men. At the Zindiya center, the number stands at 3,482 women, 5,487 children, and 1,434 men.
The report indicated that the total number of families currently staying in the three centers is 1,422 households.
The Humanitarian Affairs field team said that a number of civilians who fled their areas because of the military operations remain in forests and vast remote areas. The team said it is working to create suitable conditions for their return to their communities, while continuing its efforts to provide assistance to displaced people currently staying in the shelters.
The team stressed that displaced people in the three centers are facing urgent humanitarian needs, including medicines, food supplies, shelter, water, non-food items, and mosquito nets. It emphasized that their conditions require urgent humanitarian intervention to provide basic necessities and protect them from health and humanitarian risks associated with displacement.
The report confirmed that the Humanitarian Affairs field team continues to register displaced populations, assess their needs, and organize their presence in the displacement centers, while monitoring the conditions of civilians outside the centers, particularly those who remain in remote areas, in preparation for creating appropriate conditions for their return to their communities.
In the same context, the leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) in the New Funj Region affirmed its full commitment to protecting civilians and ensuring their safety throughout the region. It stressed that the protection of civilians remains a fundamental priority, alongside continued humanitarian efforts to assist those in need and facilitate the safe and voluntary return of displaced people to their communities.
The leadership also called on humanitarian organizations and relevant actors to strengthen their interventions and respond urgently to the growing humanitarian needs