Displaced families who have fled the conflict zones of Umm Dukhun, Rahad El Berdi, Dimbar, Faih Murr and Shafwa are suffering \u201charsh humanitarian conditions\u201d at camp Saraf in Nyala.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Radio Dabanga, a spokesman for the displaced said that 1,288 families have come from the conflict zones of South and Central Darfur. \u201cThey fled Rahad El Berdi Rahad to Nyala in April last year, after the start of hostilities between the Misseriya and Salamat tribes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe initially stayed at Zahra secondary school in Nyala, but when the school year started, we were moved to Saraf camp, where there is a general lack of services.\u201d<\/p>\n
The spokesman criticised the government, accusing it of failing to carry out its duties and obligations towards its citizens: \u201cIt is unreasonable of the government to ignore 1,288 families who have been thrown into a camp, without providing them with any drinking water, food, shelter or allowing any organisation to help us.\u201d<\/p>\n
He warned of the spread of diseases due to a lack of medical care during the autumn, and appealed to humanitarian and benevolent organisations to “act immediately” to provide them with assistance. He also highlighted the shortage of schools in the camp. \u201cThere are hundreds of students who need to go back to school, so we appeal to the competent authorities and organisations working in the field of education to move to open schools,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n
The newly displaced of camp Kalma, also in Nyala, have complained about the deterioration of the food, health and education situations. Head Sheikh Juma Bakhit Hamid, told Radio Dabanga on Friday that the conditions for the newly displaced are very bad, as a large number of them are still living in the open without shelter from the rain. He echoed his camp Saraf counterpart\u2019s concern about a lack of schools for the children.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe newly displaced have received no food, health or education aid of any kind since the end of February,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have completed the registration process at the International Organization for Migration, but more than 10,000 families must drink from only two pumps that work, and must use open spaces as toilets.\u201d<\/p>\n
He appealed to the international community and humanitarian organisations to address their suffering, especially since there are children dying of hunger.<\/p>\n
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