Tawila, March 06 (Darfur24)
Local officials and displaced residents in Tawila locality in North Darfur State have warned that humanitarian conditions in displacement sites are rapidly deteriorating due to shortages of aid, shelter, and basic services, leaving many families struggling to cope during the month of Ramadan.
Sheikh Ahmed Yahya Bakhit, a community leader in the displacement sites in Tawila, told Darfur24 that the humanitarian situation is steadily deteriorating. He noted that hundreds of displaced people are still sleeping in the open due to the lack of shelter tents, coinciding with the cold winter weather, which is worsening the suffering of women, children, and the elderly.
Bakhit added that the shortage of humanitarian aid and medical supplies has contributed to the spread of infections and diseases, particularly among children and older people, noting that the difficult health conditions are also linked to weak health services in displacement areas.
For her part, Hawa Adam Musa, a displaced woman from Al-Nasr neighborhood currently residing in the new Daba Nayra camp, said that many families have not yet received any humanitarian assistance, despite some organizations distributing monthly aid. She emphasized that dozens of families remain without shelter and are experiencing severe shortages of drinking water and basic services.
She added that women and children spend long hours each day waiting to collect water.
Meanwhile, displaced families from the Dali and Tawila Al-Umda camps complained that they have not received aid despite the losses they suffered from fires that broke out in recent weeks, which forced them to move to the new Daba Nayra camp.
Those affected called on humanitarian organizations, including the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), to urgently intervene to support families affected by the fires and improve humanitarian conditions in displacement sites.