The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that the insecurity prevailing in several regions of Sudan and South Sudan is intensifying the distress of hundreds of thousands of refugees.
“Ongoing insecurity in many areas of South Sudan is driving more people to flee and worsening an already dire humanitarian situation,” OCHA underscored on Tuesday, adding that one of its missions in South Kordofan State discovered over 10,000 displaced persons living in camps facing critical shortages of food, healthcare, water and sanitation, shelter and education.
OCHA affirmed that most of the newly displaced families fled insecurity and famine in the capital of the state, Kadugli, and in the town of Dilling, and that others came from the states of West Kordofan and East Darfur, and some via South Sudan, after long and dangerous journeys.
In this regard, OCHA noted that its partners in North Darfur reported that more than 1,000 people recently arrived in the Tawila region and that the families are facing severe shortages of food, health services, and basic household items.
“Displacements are also continuing in the states of East Darfur and Blue Nile,” according to OCHA.
In South Sudan, since the end of December, the resumption of fighting and airstrikes in Jonglei State has forced approximately 280,000 people to flee their homes, according to the office, which emphasized that its capacity to provide life-saving aid remains limited due to the ongoing clashes and persistent insecurity.
