Food and water shortage in Kalma camp

Humanitarian coordinator makes urgent pleas for aid and donationsSouth Darfur’s Kalma camp is currently facing severe food and water shortages, the humanitarian coordinator of the camp told Radio Dabanga.The camp coordinator made an urgent plea to the World Food Program (WFP) for food rations to feed the starving refugees. He claimed that the previous food rations provided by the WFP, which were only 25 per cent of the allocated quota, were running out.“The refugees have not received any food from the program for more than two months. The camp is also suffering from acute water shortage due to lack of fuel to run the water pumps,” the coordinator told Radio Dabanga.He accused the Sudanese authorities of blocking fuel supplies to the camp. The coordinator appealed to the Sudanese authorities to lift this ban so that the water pumps inside the camp can run.“We need urgent support from international bodies and donor support to help the water project in the camp. That will help the camp population with the water needs,” he said.