Darfur rebels and UNAMID to discuss humanitarian cooperation this week
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March 20, 2011 (KHARTOUM) — Darfur peacekeeping operation (UNAMID) and
the Sudan Liberation Movement (SPLM) led by Abdel Wahid Al-Nur next
Tuesday will discuss means to enhance joint cooperation in the areas
of humanitarian action and civilians’ protection in the restive
region.
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Rebel forces commanders welcome Joint Special Representative (JSR)
Ibrahim Gambari to Fanga Suk village, in East Jebel Marra (West
Darfur), 88 km from Tawilla on March 18, 2011 (Reuters)
Following the displacement of civilians as a result of attacks by the
Sudanese army against rebel positions since the end of last year, the
SLM rebels said earlier this month that they want to discuss the
protection of civilians with UNAMID and how they can help the mission
to implement its mandate in this regard.
The hybrid operation said in the past it was denied access to the
areas controlled by the Sudanese army and SLM rebels particularly in
Jebel Marra. However the UNAMID chief, Ibrahim Gambari, for the first
time visited positions held by the Sudanese army and SLM rebels.
"The Joint Special Representative (JSR) Gambari will meet in Kampala
with a high level delegation of our Movement led by Chairman Abdel
Wahid Al-Nur next Tuesday," said SLM spokesperson Abdel Rahman Nimir
in statements to Sudan Tribune on Sunday. The meeting will discuss
ways to provide humanitarian assistance to the Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) and their protection, he added.
During a visit to Fanga Suk village, in East Jebel Marra (West
Darfur), 88 km from Tawilla, on March 18, the civilians received
Gambari with banners urging him to protect them from the rape and
aerial bombing. He also met with rebel delegation led the SLM deputy
commander in chief Mohamed Adam Abdel Salam "Tarada".
Nimir further said that they also hope to organize another meeting in
the future between the peacekeeping mission and the SLA commanders on
the ground to tackle practical steps to enhance their cooperation on
the humanitarian and security aspects.
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan (UNHCR) said more
than 70000,00 thousands people have arrived to the IDPs camps in
Darfur since December 2010. The majority of the new IDPs arrived at
the Zam Zam IDP camp near the capital of North Darfur, El Fasher.
UNHCR head, Mr. Georg Charpentier, who visited newly displaced
populations on 17 March, called for expanding the reach of
humanitarian assistance beyond main IDP camps.
He said it is important to deliver humanitarian assistance where it is
needed and reiterated that every efforts are being made to broaden the
reach of relief to these areas, and "not only concentrate on already
overstretched IDP camps like Zam Zam".
UN experts say 300,000 have died and 2.7 million been driven from
their homes since rebels took up arms against Sudan’s government in
2003, accusing Khartoum of neglecting the region’s development. But
Khartoum says 10,000 have died.
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