Khartoum, December 26(Darfur24)
26 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid arrived on Thursday, in the neighborhoods located in Southern vicinity of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as the first relief shipment to reach the areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)in the Sudanese capital.
The Southern residential areas suffered the most from food shortages, as malnutrition diseases spread there, as a result of the ongoing war and the closure of markets and outlets with other cities.
The spokesman for the South Belt Emergency Room, Mohamed Ali Kandasha, said in a press statement today, Thursday, that 26 trucks belonging to the World Food Program arrived in the area coming from the city of Port Sudan, indicating that they arrived under the protection of the army to the areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces, which the latter took over their protection until their final destination.
He added that “humanitarian aid will be distributed to 17 points registered with the South Belt Emergency Room, including the areas of Kalaklat, Jabal Awlia, Mayo, Eid Hussein and Al-Salama.”
The emergency rooms said in a statement on its Facebook page that the trucks loaded with food and non-food items arrived after coordination with local emergency rooms by the Nidaa organization, the national partner of the international organization.
He added, “The Khartoum State Emergency Room is leading tremendous efforts to open safe corridors for humanitarian aid with the support of the World Food Program WFP and Nidaa organization and in coordination with local emergency rooms.”
The statement said that “the generous support provided by the World Food Program and the coordination of Nidaa organization with local emergency rooms had a major impact in achieving this success, as it provided the necessary resources to enhance humanitarian efforts, and also reflected the spirit of cooperation between the various emergency rooms, a joint commitment to serving citizens in the most difficult circumstances.”
He pointed out that civilians in the areas south of the Khartoum had complained during the past months of a lack of food and life-saving medicines as a result of the difficult conditions the area is experiencing.
Last November, the World Food Programme called for safe passage for its food aid convoys to several areas, amid the increasing number of people in need, as more than 25 million people in the country face severe hunger, according to United Nations reports.