El Fasher , September 27(Darfur 24)
The Humanitarian Aid Commission in North Darfur state said thousands of displaced people (IDPs) who have fled their areas due to the ongoing conflict between RSF and the Army and arrived in city of El Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur state, are facing dire and tragic conditions.
UNHCR’s Displaced Persons Affairs Officer, Hassan Saber, told Darfur24 on Tuesday that thousands of families who arrived in the city of El Fasher to escape the battles that took place in the Sudanese capital and other cities in the Darfur region, including Nyala, Zalingei, El Geneina, Kutum, and Tawila, are living in harsh humanitarian conditions due to the lack of food, medicine, water, and tents. Accommodation in 54 temporary centers.
He explained that organizations working in the humanitarian field, especially water partners and some organizations working in the health field, played important roles and provided no less than 60% of the displaced people’s needs for water and health services, but the main crisis facing the displaced is the food crisis.
The ongoing battles between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces since last April 15 have led to the deaths of thousands of Sudanese and forced millions to leave their homes and migrate to other cities and states and seek refuge in neighboring countries, and created dangerous humanitarian conditions.
The government official called on United Nations agencies and humanitarian organizations to urgently provide food to those fleeing today and tomorrow before their conditions deteriorate.