Donors visit Kalma camp in South Darfur

Representatives of the UN and the Swedish and Norwegian embassies in Sudan visited Kalma camp for the displaced in Nyala locality, South Darfur, on Wednesday. The donor representatives paid a visit to the camp to identify the extent of relief required, Saleh Eisa, Secretary-General of Kalma camp told Radio Dabanga. In a meeting with the camp elders and a number of newly displaced, the visitors understood that the aid organisations working in the camp are able to cover only 40 percent of the needs of the Kalma camp population, totalling 163,000. The Kalma camp leaders requested provision of water and sanitation facilities, education, medicines, health centres, as well as a psychological support centre for victims of rape and violence. They also suggested the establishment of a department of food and non-food items, with in particular shelter materials for the “old and new displaced”. The American Refugee Committee, already operating in the camp, was requested to provide an ambulance for the camp’s patients. The newly displaced told the delegation that that they are in urgent need of shelter, water and food. “They have been and still are facing challenges concerning their registration at the camp”, Eisa said. “And registration is required to obtain food rations.” The visitors promised the Kalma camp population that they will fulfil their basic needs, after a discussion of the situation with the organisations operating in the camp.The donor delegation consisted of the Swedish ambassador in Sudan, the Swedish Counsellor for Humanitarian Affairs, the Secretary of the Norwegian Embassy, the country director and programme managers of the UNDP, the director of programmes and other staff of the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan, and representatives of Unicef. Main photo: Donor representatives visiting Kalma camp (Radio Dabanga correspondent) Newly displaced at Kalma camp wait for a meeting with the donor representatives (Radio Dabanga correspondent) Staff of aid organisations in discussion with donor representatives at Kalma camp (Radio Dabanga correspondent) Related:39 rape victims in two months at South Darfur’s Kalma camp (5 June 2014) Drinking water denied to South Darfur’s Kalma camp residents (29 April 2014) Newly displaced in South Darfur’s Kalma camp receive water; waiting for food (24 March 2014)