UN peacebuilding launched in West Darfur

Yesterday, the campaign of peacebuilding was launched in the West Darfur capital of El Geneina, with the implementation of the United Nations agencies in Darfur through the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) taking responsibility for implementing it in the state.

Mamoun Abu Argoub, representative of the UNHCR, said that the projects of the fund include three areas, namely rule of law, peacebuilding for human security, and sustainable solutions, provided that implementation takes place as a first phase for two years

Abu Argoub announced that projects would be implemented in the localities of El Geneina, Kereinik, Jebel Moon, and Beida.

He explained that UNHCR is supervising West Darfur projects by virtue of the level of voluntary repatriation of the displaced and refugees from eastern Chad

Maj Gen Rabee Abdallah, Governor of West Darfur, said that his state suffers from problems in achieving returns for the victims of Kerending camps despite the availability of services, security, and resolve from the government and organisations, but “the lack of will of the returnees” made the realisation of return a real problem.

Last month, the UNHCR said that people newly displaced during the recent violence in El Geneina in West Darfur who have been sheltering in government institutions have reiterated their complaints about the poor humanitarian conditions and the lack of water and food. UNHCR has confirmed the transfer of more than 300 newly displaced people to a refugee camp in Chad.

In a statement, the UNHCR confirmed that the recent violence in El Geneina caused more than 11,000 people to flee as refugees into neighbouring Chad since last month. 4,000 of them fled during last week alone and it is estimated that the clashes have displaced some 46,000 internally. The statement includes these newly displaced people in need of urgent help. “However, the rate of refugee arrivals risks outpacing our capacity,” the statement said.

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