Darfur displaced tell of rising suffering, food shortage

The refugees in camps in Darfur complained of deteriorating security, health and living conditions in the camps. Zakaria Al Jibril, an activist in Khamsa Degaig Camp near Zalingei said the displaced suffer from lack of food due to the reduction of rations from the World Food Programme. He added that the suffering of displaced persons has increased in the rainy season with the outbreak of diseases and the absence of humanitarian organizations and the spread of flies.At one of the larger camps near El Fasher, Abu Shouk, the displaced have been suffering from a scarcity of food aid, according to resident Fatima Adam Yagoub. She said that additionally there are education problems due to a shortage of teachers, books and supplies at schools. In an interview aired today on Radio Dabanga, she appealed to the competent authorities to allow the humanitarian organizations to return to the camps.