{"id":185424,"date":"2014-05-08T12:23:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/situation-in-el-sareif-beni-hussein-deteriorating-north-darfur-youth\/"},"modified":"2014-05-08T12:23:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T12:23:00","slug":"situation-in-el-sareif-beni-hussein-deteriorating-north-darfur-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/situation-in-el-sareif-beni-hussein-deteriorating-north-darfur-youth","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Situation in El Sareif Beni Hussein deteriorating\u2019: North Darfur youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

The humanitarian situation in El Sareif Beni Hussein locality in North Darfur is deteriorating fast. Since more than one month, the main roads to the locality are blocked by militias. Food prices are soaring, health care is almost non-existent.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 17,000 displaced families, consisting of 72,000 people, are living in abominable economic and health conditions,\u201d El Sadig Daoud, member of an El Sareif youth group told Radio Dabanga. \u201cThey have not received any aid since October last year, when the government refused to grant permission to relief organisations to enter the locality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSince more than a month the Kabkabiya-El Sareif and Saraf Umra-El Sareif roads are besieged by militiamen. No commodities reach the locality anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daoud stressed to Radio Dabanga the \u201cdire need of the displaced for food, clothing, medicines, and shelter\u201d. He demanded from the government of North Darfur to allow organisations to access El Sareif Beni Hussein locality, and \u201crescue the life of thousands of civilians\u201d.<\/p>\n

No clean drinking water <\/strong><\/p>\n

Suleiman Ibrahim, another member of the youth group, described the health situation in the locality as \u201cvery critical\u201d. \u201cHealth care has become almost non-existent. The services at El Sareif hospital are deteriorating, as there are almost no doctors and medication anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDiseases like malaria and tonsillitis are spreading fast among the children, as other major diseases are spreading. Many women suffer from inflammation of their breasts.\u201d  <\/p>\n

\u201cYet even more scaring is the lack of clean drinking water. The number of people in El Sareif Beni Hussein complaining about kidney stones and urinary tract infections is growing fast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soaring prices<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe locality is also witnessing an unprecedented rise in food prices, and increasing costs of grinding grains,\u201d youth group member El Nur Musa Fadul told Radio Dabanga. \u201cThe road closures prevent the lorries from Omdurman to reach El Sareif. They are not going further anymore than El Fasher.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fadul expressed his hope that \u201crelief organisations will be able to intervene soon, in particular the UN World Food Programme, to help out the poor families and displaced in the locality\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mohamed Ibrahim El Tari, a fourth youth group member, said that \u201ccertain political groups\u201d are behind the road blocks. \u201cThey want to create new frictions between Beni Hussein and Rizeigat tribesmen.\u201d He emphasised that both tribes have been committed to the peace and reconciliation agreements signed, and called on both parties to keep to the agreements.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are look forward to engage in a real peace process for the whole of Darfur, for the sake of the region and the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

File photo: A child in Darfur drinking from a tap (UN)<\/em><\/p>\n

Related:<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>Prices soar in North Darfur<\/a> (6 May 2014)<\/p>\n

\u2018Saraf Umra is one big prison\u2019: North Darfur camp coordinator<\/a> (1 May 2014)<\/p>\n

Darfur gold concession winner warned-off by Hilal<\/a> (17 April 2014)<\/p>\n

El Fasher-Kutum road closed in North Darfur<\/a> (26 March 2014)<\/p>\n

Insecurity in North Darfur leads to lack of drinking water<\/a> (26 March 2014)<\/p>\n