NEW YORK – The World Food Programme (WFP) has provided food assistance to over 300,000 people from the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan.
Yet, UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator Tom Fletcher noted that needs remain “massive” in the region.
“Our humanitarian colleagues also underscore the urgent need for stepped-up, flexible funding to sustain and expand life-saving support for people in need in North Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan,” said UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, briefing reporters on Friday.
However, with ongoing drone strikes in Port Sudan, the main entry point for humanitarian supplies, and increasing violence in North Darfur, providing life-saving assistance has become increasingly difficult.
“We call once again on all parties to facilitate safe, unhindered and sustained access to the area, via all necessary routes,” Haq said.
