GENERAL SIITUATIION:
Political, social, security overview for the week
Darfur Region
In its latest report, UNOCHA presented the summary of Darfur security incidents involving humanitarian community in May 2007 (as of 15 May 2007):
- 9 humanitarian vehicles hijacked (6 NGO, 2 UN, 1 IO)
- 1 attempt to hijack a humanitarian vehicle - the vehicle was shot at
- 2 humanitarian convoys ambushed and looted
- 18 + humanitarian staff abducted during hijacking incidents (still awaiting details on number of staff involved in one hijacking incident)
- 1 looting incident in an IDP camp
- 1 WES security guard killed
- 1 NGO staff wounded by gunshot during hijacking incident
- 1 attempted break-in into a humanitarian compound
- 1 incident of physical threats to NGO staff
- 1 humanitarian relocation