Darfur / Provision of water to camp residents is of critical concern
EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, February 26, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the office of the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general
On Darfur, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has indicated that the total number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have arrived in recent weeks in Zam Zam camp for the displaced in North Darfur has exceeded 15,000.
IDPs are continuing to arrive each day following fighting in several South Darfur towns. Due to the large influx, the provision of water to camp residents is of critical concern, says OCHA.
The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), meanwhile, says an additional 150 Senegalese peacekeepers arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, to bring the total number of members in the Senegalese infantry battalion to 834.
The principal duties of the battalion, which is based in El Geneina, West Darfur, include conducting patrols to enhance security and encourage confidence within the local population, and conducting escorts for humanitarian convoys.
To date, the total number of military forces deployed in Darfur totals 12,753.
SOURCE : United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General
