Red Cross starts aid distribution to 7.200 N. Darfur displaced
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society say they began distributing aid to over 7.200 people in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, on Saturday. After the distributions in Kabkabiya have been completed, attention will be turned to people in Garra Al Zawia and Al Seraif, a statement read, where other thousands of displaced are stationed following January’s tribal clashes over control of a gold mine in Jebel ‘Amer.Most roads across the area had been allegedly closed since the clashes between the Abbala and Beni Hussein tribes erupted, what prevented the displaced from receiving aid. “People continue to face food shortages,” said Timothy Yates, head of the ICRC sub-delegation in El Fasher. “They also require other forms of humanitarian aid.” ICRC and Sudanese Red Crescent staff claim to have been assessing the needs of the people affected and have started delivering food – such as sorghum, beans, oil, salt and sugar – and other aid such as cooking sets, jerry cans and soap. “Population displacement since January has put pressure on already meagre water resources in several locations,” the head of the ICRC explained. At least 100.000 people were displaced in connection with the wave of hostilities in North Darfur, the UN said, claiming this was the largest forced displacement in the region in years.The ICRC is also planning to support the work of the Garra Al Zawia health clinic in conjunction with the State Ministry of Health in North Darfur. It will contribute, when needed, to staff pay incentives and provide the facility with medical supplies and technical advice for up to six months, the agency declared.Photo: A woman receives sugar from the World Food Programme in the Kassab camp for internally displaced people (Albert González Farran/ UNAMID)Related: More than 500 dead in N. Darfur tribal conflict- Sudan lawmaker (26 February 2013)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society say they began distributing aid to over 7.200 people in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, on Saturday.
After the distributions in Kabkabiya have been completed, attention will be turned to people in Garra Al Zawia and Al Seraif, a statement read, where other thousands of displaced are stationed following January’s tribal clashes over control of a gold mine in Jebel ‘Amer.
Most roads across the area had been allegedly closed since the clashes between the Abbala and Beni Hussein tribes erupted, what prevented the displaced from receiving aid.
“People continue to face food shortages,” said Timothy Yates, head of the ICRC sub-delegation in El Fasher. “They also require other forms of humanitarian aid.”
ICRC and Sudanese Red Crescent staff claim to have been assessing the needs of the people affected and have started delivering food – such as sorghum, beans, oil, salt and sugar – and other aid such as cooking sets, jerry cans and soap.
“Population displacement since January has put pressure on already meagre water resources in several locations,” the head of the ICRC explained.
At least 100.000 people were displaced in connection with the wave of hostilities in North Darfur, the UN said, claiming this was the largest forced displacement in the region in years.
The ICRC is also planning to support the work of the Garra Al Zawia health clinic in conjunction with the State Ministry of Health in North Darfur. It will contribute, when needed, to staff pay incentives and provide the facility with medical supplies and technical advice for up to six months, the agency declared.
Photo: A woman receives sugar from the World Food Programme in the Kassab camp for internally displaced people (Albert González Farran/ UNAMID)
Related: More than 500 dead in N. Darfur tribal conflict- Sudan lawmaker (26 February 2013)
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