‘Services resume at South Darfur camps for displaced’: World Vision

Medical and nutrition services have resumed at Attash camp for displaced persons which is one of the largest near Nyala, capital of South Darfur. In a statement, the humanitarian NGO World Vision International (WVI) has said that it has resumed health services and distribution of water and food in four camps for displaced in South Darfur, this week, “with stricter security procedures in place”. The NGO recently suspended all operations in the area after two of its staff were killed and its compound pillaged during an upsurge of violence in Nyala. “Our staff must remain vigilant where security is concerned as they offer life-saving services to the displaced,” said Simon Nyabwengi, WVI’s national director in Sudan. According to estimates by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there are about 1.4 million displaced people in 100 camps in Darfur who depend on humanitarian assistance. “Humanitarian groups were warned to expect an increase in criminal activities and attacks against humanitarian workers,” Nyabwengi says. He explained that the UN Department of Safety and Security advised international staff of aid agencies to relocate to the UN compound or stay indoors. They are therefore currently not allowed to visit field programmes. File photo by Albert González Farran/Unamid Related: World Vision, NGOs ‘assessing security’ before resuming South Darfur ops (12 July 2013)South Darfur displaced dread World Vision pull-out (11 July)South Darfur Governor imposes new measures following Nyala violence (7 July 2013)UN coordinator condemns NGO workers’ deaths in Nyala, South Darfur (7 July 2013)