Khartoum-U.N Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, U.N Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs urges the international community to do more to help Darfur people , urged on Wednesday the international community to do more to ensure Darfur people can better provide for themselves.
Amos, who is currently on a four-day visit to Darfur, said she was disappointed that after 10 years of humanitarian operations, the region is still not self-reliant, confirming that stronger bridges need to be built between humanitarian and development work. However, this has become increasingly difficult as many non-governmental organizations are facing a serious funding shortage and do not have the resources to meet growing humanitarian needs.
“The humanitarian community needs to think about how it can strengthen its capacity to meet the urgent needs of these people in Kalma and the more than 1 million others like them throughout Darfur,” said the Head of Office in Sudan for OCHA, Mark Cuts. “