Sudan’s HAC: 134,000 tribal clashes displaced in need of aid
An estimated 134,000 people, displaced as a result of Rizeigat-Ma’alia tribal clashes in East Darfur, are in need of humanitarian assistance, the Sudanese Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) has announced.These people were displaced from their villages in Adila and Abu Karinka localities following inter-tribal fighting that began in August 2013 reportedly triggered by unresolved disputes concerning access to land resources.Hundreds of people of both sides were killed and injured as a result of the escalating violence. The two tribes signed a peace agreement in late August, although reports of instability in the region continued to surface.HAC says that this fighting has displaced an estimated 84,910 people in Abu Karinka and 50,000 in Adila. However, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) notes that government restrictions due to the insecurity have prevented humanitarian organisations from assessing the needs of these people or verifying their numbers.“Other than a15-day World Food Programme (WFP) emergency food assistance package that was distributed to 101,000 displaced people in Adila and 51,000 in Abu Karinka by the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS), no other assistance has been delivered to these people,” HAC affirms.In Adila, HAC says that the primary humanitarian needs are water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and nutritional assistance. OCHA adds that these newly displaced people have put a lot of pressure on the five health clinics in the locality run by the international NGO Merlin.Attempts to conduct inter-agency needs assessments in Adila and Abu Karinka using UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) or Unamid flights have been unsuccessful due to concerns over the security of the landing sites and protection of staff.File photo: A woman builds a new shelter in Damra Toma, North Darfur (Albert González Farran/Unamid)Related: Rizeigat attack kills three Ma’alia farmers in Abu Karinka, East Darfur (24 October 2013)Tightened security measures in East Darfur ‘to curb lawlessness’ (15 October 2013)
An estimated 134,000 people, displaced as a result of Rizeigat-Ma’alia tribal clashes in East Darfur, are in need of humanitarian assistance, the Sudanese Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) has announced.
These people were displaced from their villages in Adila and Abu Karinka localities following inter-tribal fighting that began in August 2013 reportedly triggered by unresolved disputes concerning access to land resources.
Hundreds of people of both sides were killed and injured as a result of the escalating violence. The two tribes signed a peace agreement in late August, although reports of instability in the region continued to surface.
HAC says that this fighting has displaced an estimated 84,910 people in Abu Karinka and 50,000 in Adila. However, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) notes that government restrictions due to the insecurity have prevented humanitarian organisations from assessing the needs of these people or verifying their numbers.
“Other than a15-day World Food Programme (WFP) emergency food assistance package that was distributed to 101,000 displaced people in Adila and 51,000 in Abu Karinka by the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS), no other assistance has been delivered to these people,” HAC affirms.
In Adila, HAC says that the primary humanitarian needs are water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and nutritional assistance. OCHA adds that these newly displaced people have put a lot of pressure on the five health clinics in the locality run by the international NGO Merlin.
Attempts to conduct inter-agency needs assessments in Adila and Abu Karinka using UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) or Unamid flights have been unsuccessful due to concerns over the security of the landing sites and protection of staff.
File photo: A woman builds a new shelter in Damra Toma, North Darfur (Albert González Farran/Unamid)
Related:
Rizeigat attack kills three Ma’alia farmers in Abu Karinka, East Darfur (24 October 2013)
Tightened security measures in East Darfur ‘to curb lawlessness’ (15 October 2013)
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