The fighting spread from just north of Abu Karinka, East Darfur, before moving into the northern parts of that town. There are reports that weapons were fired into people’s homes, displacing a very large number of people. More on this as aid groups, UN agencies and government agencies verify what happened.
Category: Darfur IDP population
Walking and waiting for potable water steals your time and energy when you need it most
UNOCHA has reported that the daily amount of water needed by one person for basic needs (drinking, washing, cooking) is about 11.25 liters, give or take 3.75 liters, depending on the person’s physiology and the climate in which they live (1). Even though most of the inhabited part of Darfur is semidesert (with the drier...
UNOCHA HRP plan 26% funded; 50,605 Darfuris confirmed displaced in 2015; conflict and unreliable access to food affect millions of Sudanese
UNOCHA’s Humanitarian Response Plan helps the UN, aid groups and the Sudanese government decide where and how much to fund various aid projects. According to this Dabanga article, conflict and food insecurity remain immense problems in Sudan (the World Food Programme plans to help 3.7 million across Sudan in 2015 via food aid and other...