Million of Refugees and Displaced Return to 762 Villages in Darfur, Says Humanitarian Aid Report
Khartoum, Dec. 29 (SUNA) - The number of
the returnees in Darfur States, according to the Voluntary Repatriation
Programme for Refugees and Displaced Persons has amounted to more than
one million persons who were settled in 762 villages in Darfur. The Commissioner
of the Humanitarian Aid, Hassabu Mohamed Abdul-Rrahman attributed the improvement
of the humanitarian aid situation to the national and international efforts
and the implementation of the presidential decisions, which included setting
up of joint central and state working mechanisms. The reports of the Humanitarian
Aid Commission indicated that the efforts being exerted by the international
community have contributed to the improvement of the situation by increasing
the missions of Arab countries and organizations operating in Darfur. The
report also referred to the scarcity of the security incidents that target
relief convoys and the premises of aid workers, besides the concentration
of the international community on work in the voluntary repatriation areas.
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