Spanish Red Cross to increase assistance for Sudan

Aug 23, 2005 (Madrid) — The Spanish Red Cross will increase its assistance to the locality of Darfur, Sudan, in the face of the humanitarian crisis affecting 2 million displaced people in the region, a spokesperson for the Red Cross said Tuesday.

The spokesperson said that potable water and medical attention are of utmost importance to the displaced in the camps located south of Darfur, along the border of Chad.

Urgent assistance is specially needed in the camps of Abushok, Zam Zam, Fataborno and Kassab in Sudan, as well as the camps in Chad’s Treguine.

The Red Cross of Spain has 14 delegates in the region, who keep collaboration with the Sudan Red Crescent and the Chad Red Cross. They distribute food and material for basic needs.

The internal armed conflict of Sudan’s region of Darfur, which started in February 2003, has left thousands of dead and 2 million displaced. Some 20,000 more ran away to Chad.