About 150,307 persons have reportedly been driven from their homes in the Jebel Marra region, which is in and around the area where North, Central and South Darfur States meet. The UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) has been able to establish direct flights from the North Darfur state capital of El Fasher to Sortony (one of the largest...
Category: Darfur not enough aid
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Looking at pictures of families going through the smashed wood, masonry, obliterated furniture and overturned cars after a tornado has hit their homes, you know not to just look at them as people trapped in only that moment, especially if you live in or near the area or have experienced a tornado. You know deep down that something like that could...
Four million Sudanese to suffer dangerous food insecurity between now and September; UNOCHA reporting over 102,700 displaced by Jebel Marra violence
Conflict, below average farming production and poor pastureland conditions are among the causes of this food shortage (1). And as anyone who follows Sudan in the news knows, prices for food and cooking supplies have gone up enough to hurt households nationwide (2). So over the next six months or so, even if they receive food aid, people in the...