UN: East Darfur displaced swell by 10k in one week
In its latest report issued on Friday, UN OCHA confirms that many people are still on the move in East Darfur following fighting in Labado and Muhajeriya. The agency affirms the number of displaced has swelled by 10,000 in just a week, reaching 60,000 displaced.On 6 April, Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minawi (SLA-MM) militants attacked the two strategically located towns. The Sudanese Army regained control of them on 16 April, but security concerns have kept civilians moving to other locations. On 19 April “unidentified assailants” killed an Unamid peacekeeper and injured two others at the mission’s team site in Muhajeriya.The report also confirms that many people are still on the move in East Darfur. People sheltering around the Unamid Team Site near Muhajeriya moved to various locations, including Kalma, Dereige, and El Neem camps and Labado town where the number of newly displaced people has risen to an estimated 15,000 from 7,000 people a week ago.Protection of civilians, OCHA says, remains a major concern: there is an urgent need for more humanitarian staff, but safety remains a concern due to the unpredictable security situation.A leader of El Neem camp near Ed Daein, the capital of East Darfur, told Radio Dabanga this week that the site has received 11,173 new arrivals. Some come from Labado and most from Muhajeriya, he said.Map: Civilian displacement from Muhajeriya and Labado – OCHA (sources: HAC, Unamid and humanitarian agencies)Related: Plea for services in East Darfur camp after more than 11k arrivals (8 May 2013)
In its latest report issued on Friday, UN OCHA confirms that many people are still on the move in East Darfur following fighting in Labado and Muhajeriya. The agency affirms the number of displaced has swelled by 10,000 in just a week, reaching 60,000 displaced.
On 6 April, Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minawi (SLA-MM) militants attacked the two strategically located towns. The Sudanese Army regained control of them on 16 April, but security concerns have kept civilians moving to other locations. On 19 April “unidentified assailants” killed an Unamid peacekeeper and injured two others at the mission’s team site in Muhajeriya.
The report also confirms that many people are still on the move in East Darfur. People sheltering around the Unamid Team Site near Muhajeriya moved to various locations, including Kalma, Dereige, and El Neem camps and Labado town where the number of newly displaced people has risen to an estimated 15,000 from 7,000 people a week ago.
Protection of civilians, OCHA says, remains a major concern: there is an urgent need for more humanitarian staff, but safety remains a concern due to the unpredictable security situation.
A leader of El Neem camp near Ed Daein, the capital of East Darfur, told Radio Dabanga this week that the site has received 11,173 new arrivals. Some come from Labado and most from Muhajeriya, he said.
Map: Civilian displacement from Muhajeriya and Labado – OCHA (sources: HAC, Unamid and humanitarian agencies)
Related: Plea for services in East Darfur camp after more than 11k arrivals (8 May 2013)
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