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Providing Relief to the Newly Displaced
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New arrivals at Al Salaam camp, in Sudan’s North Darfur region, make temporary shelters out of household goods they were able to carry with them.
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Despite the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement in May 2006, security in North Darfur significantly deteriorated in July that year, displacing an additional 20,000–25,000 people. To mitigate the effects of this crisis, USAID and its partners are working to meet the immediate needs of newly displaced people through coordination, creative programming, and well-organized relief supply distribution.
In Al Salaam camp, located on the outskirts of El Fasher, North Darfur, a USAID-supported program has helped receive and register 10,000 new internally displaced people, many of whom had fled violence around Korma and Kafod. Through its partner, the International Rescue Committee, USAID is providing the newly displaced with emergency relief supplies, including soap, water containers, plastic sheeting, clothing, and hygiene supplies. Since many of the new arrivals to Al Salaam also required medical assistance, the program operates a 24-hour-a-day health clinic, where patients can be screened for malnutrition and receive vaccinations, as well as care for any current conditions.
USAID-supported health clinics managed by Relief International in North Darfur are also rapidly responding to the increase in the number of newly displaced people. One of these health clinics, located in Zam Zam camp, is being used to screen new arrivals and provide daily health care services to both the newly displaced and current residents. USAID and its partners plan to extend services in Zam Zam camp to accommodate the growing numbers.
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