Nyala, March14( Darfur 24)
The General Coordinator of the displaced and refugee camps in Darfur, Yacoub Muhammad Abdullah Free, revealed the tragic humanitarian conditions experienced by the displaced in the camps in Darfur.
Yacoub told Darfur 24 that famine has been threatening the lives of residents for some time, in light of the absence of humanitarian organizations despite repeated appeals to them.
Frey added, “The residents of the camps received the month of Ramadan in a very tragic situation and lacked food and drink. Some of them eat breakfast with water only because they do not have any food, and others eat their breakfast with corn after boiling it in the fire, if available.”
Frei said, “Last Ramadan, the displaced were going out in the streets to have a communal iftar, but this time those gatherings known locally as hardship were absent because they lost the food and drink they brought out.” He continued, “But as long as our Lord is present, He is able to help His servants.”
Yaqoub stated that “the displaced people before Ramadan are in a condition similar to fasting due to the lack of food for many, expecting deaths due to hunger in addition to an increase in cases of malnutrition.”
Free said that the same complaints and tragedy present in Kalma camp apply to all camps in Darfur that received the month of Ramadan in this tragic situation. He added that the inability of farmers to practice agricultural activity for the last fall season was one of the reasons for the worsening of the humanitarian situation, in addition to the cessation and departure of organizations since the outbreak of war. Between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in April last year.
A number of displaced people in Kalma camp stated that for about 11 months they had not received any humanitarian aid, and they continued to appeal for the need to open paths for humanitarian aid to reach the camps and the general population in Darfur.
Large areas in the Darfur region are suffering from a severe food shortage with the specter of famine looming on the horizon, while the strategic grain reserve in South Darfur has run out amid fears of famine, which has prompted the authorities to prevent the transfer of grains from the state to other states.
The United Nations World Food Program said on February 2 that it had received reports of people dying of hunger, noting that it could provide regular food assistance to only one in 10 people in need.