There are 106 displacement centers in al-Fasher city accomidating nearly 25,000 families, the equivalent of 125,000 individuals who recently fled fighting in west areas of al-Fasher.
Khartoum: Altaghyeer
The humanitarian situation in North Darfur is extremely dire due to the continuous increase in the number of displaced persons and their influx from other states of Darfur region and the area north of al-Fasher, North Darfur’s Humanitarian Aid Commissioner, Abbas Yusuf Adam, said.
Adam made the statement in a meeting held on Monday by the Commission to discuss the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the state. The meeting was attended by several international, regional and national organizations.
“There is a severe shortage of food, health care, shelter and protection due to the lack of intervention by international organizations since last October,” he said according to Radio Tamazuj.
He stressed that the current situation requires urgent intervention from the federal government, organizations and donors.
Director of the Displaced Affairs Department at the Commission, Hassan Sabir Juma, appealed to organizations and donors to urgently intervene to assist the victims indicating that there are 106 displacement centers in al-Fasher city accommodating nearly 25,000 families, the equivalent of 125,000 individuals who recently fled fighting in west areas of al-Fasher.
Juzouli al-Douma, of the National Planning Organization, appealed to all national and foreign organizations for urgent intervention due to the critical humanitarian situation.
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