UNAMID delivers 80,000kg of aid to displaced in East Darfur
The African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and humanitarian partners are said to have delivered 80,000kg of “critical aid” to thousands of displaced civilians in East Darfur. An estimated 40,000 people have fled fighting between the Sudanese army (SAF) and rebel forces of SLA-Minni Minawi (SLA-MM) in the towns of Muhajeriya and Labado over the last weeks. The aid was delivered on 23 April, the mission said in a statement, adding that most of the relief consisted primarily of food rations, bottled water and medical supplies. Agencies transported the items “by road under the protection of UNAMID peacekeepers”, the mission disclosed. It added that a second round of delivery is “in the planning stages”. UN OCHA had previously reported that “despite concerted advocacy from humanitarian organizations, the government of Sudan has not allowed humanitarian organizations to have access to Muhajeriya and Labado to assess needs and provide relief, citing security concerns.” For their part, however, East Darfur state authorities announced that an interagency mission would “soon” be allowed to travel to Yassin locality with urgent aid supplies, OCHA added. In a meeting with the Sudanese minister of interior last Thursday, the head of UNAMID urged the central government allow the access of UN humanitarian convoys to Labado and Muhajeriya. “Access remains a priority and we are pleased that this aid has made it to the people,” said Chambas on 24 April. “UNAMID and its UN Country Team partners will continue to ensure we reach those most in need.” The “strategically located” cities of Labado and Muhajeriya have been the stage of armed dispute between SAF -supported by the Popular Defense Forces (PDF) and another armed group- and SLA-MM since the beginning of April. Last Friday, “unidentified assailants” killed an UNAMID peacekeeper and injured two others at the Mission’s team site in Muhajeriya.File photo: UNAMID troops delivering aid (Albert Gonzalez Farran/ UN)Related:40,000 displaced from East Darfur clashes -agencies estimate (19 April 2013)UNAMID head calls for access to Darfur’s Labado and Muhajeriya (18 April 2013)
The African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and humanitarian partners are said to have delivered 80,000kg of “critical aid” to thousands of displaced civilians in East Darfur.
An estimated 40,000 people have fled fighting between the Sudanese army (SAF) and rebel forces of SLA-Minni Minawi (SLA-MM) in the towns of Muhajeriya and Labado over the last weeks.
The aid was delivered on 23 April, the mission said in a statement, adding that most of the relief consisted primarily of food rations, bottled water and medical supplies.
Agencies transported the items “by road under the protection of UNAMID peacekeepers”, the mission disclosed. It added that a second round of delivery is “in the planning stages”.
UN OCHA had previously reported that “despite concerted advocacy from humanitarian organizations, the government of Sudan has not allowed humanitarian organizations to have access to Muhajeriya and Labado to assess needs and provide relief, citing security concerns.”
For their part, however, East Darfur state authorities announced that an interagency mission would “soon” be allowed to travel to Yassin locality with urgent aid supplies, OCHA added.
In a meeting with the Sudanese minister of interior last Thursday, the head of UNAMID urged the central government allow the access of UN humanitarian convoys to Labado and Muhajeriya.
“Access remains a priority and we are pleased that this aid has made it to the people,” said Chambas on 24 April. “UNAMID and its UN Country Team partners will continue to ensure we reach those most in need.”
The “strategically located” cities of Labado and Muhajeriya have been the stage of armed dispute between SAF -supported by the Popular Defense Forces (PDF) and another armed group- and SLA-MM since the beginning of April.
Last Friday, “unidentified assailants” killed an UNAMID peacekeeper and injured two others at the Mission’s team site in Muhajeriya.
File photo: UNAMID troops delivering aid (Albert Gonzalez Farran/ UN)
Related:
40,000 displaced from East Darfur clashes -agencies estimate (19 April 2013)
UNAMID head calls for access to Darfur’s Labado and Muhajeriya (18 April 2013)
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