SUDAN: UN HUMANITARIAN CHIEF URGES STRONGER BRIDGES BETWEEN HUMANITARIAN, DEVELOPMENT WORK

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SUDAN: UN HUMANITARIAN CHIEF URGES STRONGER BRIDGES BETWEEN
HUMANITARIAN, DEVELOPMENT WORKNew York, May 23 2013 2:00PMCivilians
in Sudan are paying the biggest price in the war between the
Government and rebels, the United Nations humanitarian chief
reiterated today as she wrapped up a visit to the country urging more
sustainable support for displaced populations, many of whom have been
living in camps for a decade.

"Whether it is Darfur, South Kordofan or Blue Nile, what is needed
above all else is for the fighting to stop and for the conflicts to be
resolved by peaceful means," Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian
Affairs Valerie Amos told journalists in Khartoum.

Expanding on the goals of her visit, Ms. Amos said she wanted a
first-hand look at humanitarian operations in the country, and "second
– given the sometimes difficult relations between the Government of
Sudan and the United Nations on humanitarian issues – to work to build
trust and confidence so that we are in a stronger position to help
meet the humanitarian needs of people in Sudan."

During the four-day visit, Ms. Amos saw up-close the humanitarian
situation in Darfur which received an influx of some 300,000 people so
far this year, according to UN estimates, a figure higher the total
number of people displaced in the last two years together.

The situation is "extremely worrying," Ms. Amos said, adding "it is
clear that humanitarian aid agencies are struggling to cope" to assist
the 1.4 million people still living in camps without adequate access
to basic health-care, education and other services.

She also said she was "shocked" to see new arrivals to the camps
sheltering under small pieces of tarpaulin in the hot desert sun.

"We cannot let Darfur slip off the radar screen of the international
community," she stressed.

While in Zam Zam camp outside El Fasher, Ms. Amos said she had spoken
with a woman who said "she feels like a bird in a cage" and
highlighted the hundreds of thousands of children born in the
internally displaced persons (IDP) camps.

They "have never known life outside these camps. We cannot forget
these children. They are the future of Darfur and of Sudan," Ms. Amos
urged.

Despite efforts, the camps lack adequate basic services, the UN
official noted, including schools and necessary education materials
for children.

"After ten years of major humanitarian operations in Darfur, we need
to find more sustainable ways of supporting displaced people who have
no other option but to remain in the camps. We need to build stronger
bridges between humanitarian and development work," Ms. Amos stressed.

In April, the Darfur Donors Conference in Doha raised $3.6 billion in
pledges for Darfur, including a commitment of $2.6 billion from the
Government of Sudan.

In her statement, Ms. Amos welcomed the commitments but stressed that
Sudan has a "serious funding crisis." An estimated $7.2 billion is
needed for a UN-backed six-year effort to move Darfur away from food
handouts and other emergency aid, laying the foundation for lasting
development through improved infrastructure.

Ahead of a planned polio vaccination campaign, Ms. Amos reminded the
Government and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-North
(SPLM-North) that the UN has called on both sides to agree to a halt
in fighting for one week to allow health officials and volunteers to
inoculate the estimated 150,000 children under five years of age.

The Government and SPLM-North began direct talks last month under the
auspices of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel in Addis
Ababa.

"I hope the talks will resume soon and that they will lead to a
resolution of the conflict so that people can return to their homes
and start to rebuild their lives," Ms. Amos said.

The insecurity and movement restrictions imposed by the Government cut
off South Kordofan and Blue Nile states until earlier this month, when
the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said it was finally able to provide
the first food rations in nearly two years to families there.

Ms. Amos added that while there was some improved access to the
region, she was worried about the safety and well-being of civilians
in the war-affected areas that are not under Government control.

During her visit, Ms. Amos said she had some "very constructive and
informative meetings" with President Omar Al-Bashir, other senior
Government officials in Khartoum and Darfur, as well as with UN Member
States, UN agencies, NGOs and other humanitarian partners.May 23 2013
2:00PM
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