Submitted by Tamazuj1 on Wed, 2012-02-22 23:49
Parliament's head of human rights committee Afaf Tower
denied the Sudanese government is preventing international humanitarian
organisations from providing assistance to civilians affected by
conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile state.
In an interview with Radio Tamazuj Tower said the
government is asking for international organisations to work through the
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and follow the correct procedures.
In a press conference yesterday the chairman asserted that
aid organisations have welcomed the arrangement, and are willing to work
alongside the state.
The director of Justice Africa Sudan Hafiz Ismail, has
warned of the seriousness of the humanitarian situation in South
Kordofan following the disruption of the agricultural season by conflict
and the lack of rainfall.
Ismail told Radio Tamazuj the humanitarian situation will
reach disaster status if humanitarian corridors and aid access is not
granted to people displaced within the states.
A joint survey carried out by UN agencies and Sudanese
civil society organisations revealed around 13 percent of children in
South Kordofan are at risk of malnutrition.
The survey was conducted in January and February this year, rolled out across 53 villages.
The deputy minister of social welfare Ibrahim Adam
reiterated that the government is not standing against international
organisations but require aid agencies to work in accordance with the
state's regulations and conditions.
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