Late start to below-average rains lessens 2015 crop yields, preventing food security improvement in Darfur; 10,000 displaced on attack on 34 Kutum Locality villages

Thirty-four villages in Kutum Locality, North Darfur State were attacked on December 2 and 3.  Fourteen villages were burned, another twenty looted; five people were killed and about ten thousand were displaced, mostly to the mountains, were they remained as of December 20, according to UNOCHA’s Humanitarian Bulletin for Sudan (1).  Aid groups were planning to...

Massive flooding in the Darfur states

From June 3 to August 6, 2015, Radio Dabanga articles have reported that heavy rains have destroyed literally hundreds of homes and flooded the following places (numbers in parenthesis indicate the reported number of homes destroyed): Kalma (761), El Salaam, Otash, Dereig (40) camps in South Darfur.  Dar El Salaam (20) and Forika (12) camps...

Millions in Euros donated to Darfur; UNAMID to remain at least another year

The Eurpean Union is giving an additional 4 Million Euros for aid work in Sudan.  This brings the total EU donation for 2015 to 32 Million Euros.  See related Radio Dabanga article: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/eu-grants-an-extra-4-million-for-humanitarian-aid-in-sudan UNOCHA funding for Sudan is now at the 36% mark.  Germany has given the World Food Program 2.5 M Euros for work in...

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