Kassab displaced describe situation as famine
Displaced people in Kassab camp in North Darfur have described their current condition as ‘famine’, due to the reduction in food provided by the World Food Programme and the unprecedented high prices of food at the market. An activist from Kassab told Radio Dabanga that many families are now eating berries and nuts as they are unable to survive on the reduced rations. He said the WFP rations per person, per month only last for 15 days, and as camp residents have no sources of income they cannot go to buy food from the market. He added that the situation must be recognised as famine, rather than a ‘food gap’. The activist appealed to the government and armed movements to make concessions for peace and called on the international community to intervene.
Displaced people in Kassab camp in North Darfur have described their current condition as ‘famine’, due to the reduction in food provided by the World Food Programme and the unprecedented high prices of food at the market.
An activist from Kassab told Radio Dabanga that many families are now eating berries and nuts as they are unable to survive on the reduced rations.
He said the WFP rations per person, per month only last for 15 days, and as camp residents have no sources of income they cannot go to buy food from the market.
He added that the situation must be recognised as famine, rather than a ‘food gap’.
The activist appealed to the government and armed movements to make concessions for peace and called on the international community to intervene.
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