Al-Geneina , April 26(Darfur 24)
A high-level delegation from UN agencies failed to obtain approval from Sudanese authorities in Port Sudan to allow them to visit Darfur region to assess the situation on the ground.
Last February, Sudanese authorities renewed the opening of the Adré crossing, linking West Darfur State and Chad, to allow aid flows to continue for another three months.
Sources told Darfur 24 that a delegation from UN agencies arrived in the Chadian city of Adré last Thursday, but the Sudanese authorities in Port Sudan refused to grant them entry permits.
They indicated that the delegation has been waiting since Thursday at the Adré border crossing for approval from the Sudanese authorities, who have not responded to their request.
The sources stated that the UN delegation aims to visit several areas in Darfur to assess the overall humanitarian situation and identify urgent needs.
Several areas in Darfur are witnessing a frightening deterioration in the humanitarian and health conditions. A glandular disease has spread to villages near the city of Zalingei, claiming the lives of more than 65 children.
The city of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur State, has received more than 18,000 displaced families who fled from Al-Jazirah and Khartoum and are living in harsh conditions.
The Director of the Sudanese Agency for Relief and Humanitarian Operations in West Darfur, Dawalebet Adam Yaqoub, previously stated that the large gap and the intervention of foreign organizations and UN agencies do not exceed 5% of the total needs. Actual.
The United Nations says that Darfur is facing a horrific humanitarian crisis, with 79% of its population in need of humanitarian assistance and protection.