This was reported in the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs’ Humanitarian Bulletin for March 9 -15. It also reports that there are 3.1 million displaced people in the country (2.5 million of these are in the western part of Sudan, aka Darfur). It also gives you an idea of what the UN...
Category: living conditions
People waiting over 24 hours to get water at Zam Zam camp, North Darfur
This was brought about by an increased number of people in the camp, and a lack of water sources. And since Zam Zam camp is so large, new arrivals to the camp live further away from water sources (as much as 3 km). Imagine having to walk that far and wait over twenty-four hours for...
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Gireida Camp, South Darfur
The residents of Gireida are in desperate need of food and shelter, even by Darfur standards. They were displaced –and prevented from farming– by the ongoing war.