WFP reduces rations in El Geneina camps

A group of displaced people from 10 camps across El Geneina said the World Food Programme told them on Monday that their rations of maize will be reduced by 50 percent. They said this have caused widespread discontent in the camps that are already suffering from food shortages and hunger. A camp leader that attended the meeting told Radio Dabanga that the WFP representatives justified the reduced ration by not being able to transport the required quantities, as truck drivers are reluctant to move around with the current security situation. He added that representatives also said that rations will be temporarily reduced this month and redistributed next month. Leaders are concerned that the WFP will not fulfill its promises next month. They described the situation in the camps as ‘famine’ with prices of food being too high that many families are spending whole days without food. The leaders appeal to the international community to take urgent action before the situation deteriorates further.