UNITED NATIONS, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN humanitarians said on Monday that despite the fighting in Sudan, more than 780 trucks have delivered about 35,000 tons of aid across the country since May 22.
Between July 22 and 27, more than 40 trucks carrying 1,600 tons of food reached Kassala, Gedaref and White Nile states, and another five trucks carrying some 300 tons of relief reached West Kordofan state, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
The World Food Programme (WFP) reported providing food and nutrition assistance to more than 450,000 people in Central, East, North and South Darfur states since the hostilities began on April 15. With the Sudanese Red Crescent, WFP supplies are reaching people internally displaced by conflict in the Al Firdous locality in East Darfur.
The vast, western Darfur region of Sudan was particularly hard-hit by the conflict. — NNN-XINHUA
