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Thousands of people in need of humanitarian aid in Darfur: UN

Xinhua, November 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

Aid agencies in Sudan's Darfur region reported that 18,000 people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in Fanga Suk town of South Darfur, a UN spokesman told reporters here Thursday.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that initial response will include shelter and three-month food rations for about 8,000 people, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here.

"Fanga Suk has been inaccessible to aid organizations for more than four years," Dujarric said. "The town and surrounding area was affected by a significant increase in fighting between government forces and armed groups in early 2015."

"The assessment mission was unable to visit areas around the town reportedly hosting many other people in need of humanitarian assistance," he said.

Humanitarian partners continue to work with the government of Sudan to expand access to the broader Jebel Marra area, he added.

More than 1.4 million displaced people still rely on food handouts in camps throughout Darfur, and many others have fled the country. The intensity of the conflict in Darfur in western Sudan has diminished recently, but there is no end in sight to the fighting. Enditem