لاجئو جبال النوبة :
طفل واحد من بين كل عشرة أطفال بمفرده أو دون أحد من أفراد الأسرة
(حريات)
قالت مفوضية الأمم
المتحدة السامية لشؤون اللاجئينUNHCR أمس 3 يونيو إنه وبعد خمس سنوات من النزاع في جنوب
كردفان ، مازال الآلاف من اللاجئين يفدون الى جنوب السودان مما يولد مزيدا من
الضغط على موارده.
ويصادف الخامس من يونيو
الذكرى السنوية لاندلاع الحرب في جنوب كردفان .
واضافت المفوضية السامية
ان عام 2016 شهد وصول أكثر من 7500 لاجئ إلى ييدا الواقعة بمنطقة الوحدة في جنوب
السودان. وفي مايو وحده، وصل ما يقرب من ثلاثة آلاف شخص إلى المنطقة، التي هي
بالفعل موطن لنحو 70 ألف لاجئ. ومع تفاقم حدة الصراع في السودان، من المتوقع وصول
آلاف آخرين في الأسابيع المقبلة. ومنذ بداية الحرب في جبال النوبة في عام 2011،
وصل ما يقرب من 250 الف لاجئ سوداني إلى جنوب السودان، معظمهم إلى ولايتي الوحدة
وأعالي النيل.
وأشارت المفوضية إلى
تصاعد حدة العنف، بما في ذلك الهجمات البرية والقصف الجوي.
وقال أدريان
إدواردز، المتحدث باسم المفوضية في جنيف، (يقول اللاجئون الذين وصلوا هذا الأسبوع
إن الصراع قد تحول مؤخرا إلى الجزء الشمالي الشرقي من ولاية جنوب كردفان، حيث هناك
بعض الأشخاص المحاصرين في مناطق النزاع وغير قادرين على الهرب. ما يقرب من تسعين
في المائة من الوافدين الجدد هم من النساء والأطفال. وهناك طفل واحد من بين كل عشرة
أطفال بمفرده أو دون أحد من أفراد الأسرة). ومع استمرار تدفق اللاجئين، استنفذت
الموارد والخدمات. ففي الأسابيع الأربعة الماضية، خفضت حصة الفرد من المياه من 19
لترا في اليوم إلى 16. واكتظت المدارس بالطلاب حيث يتقاسم أكثر من مئة طالب وطالبة
الفصل الدراسي.
وحذرت المفوضية من
أن خدماتها وجودة تلك الخدمات مهددة لا محالة، مشيرة إلى أنها لم تتلق أكثر من 17
بالمئة من التمويل المطلوب لعملياتها في جنوب السودان.
وشددت المفوضية على
الحاجة الملحة لإيجاد حل للصراع ووضع حد للمعاناة أكثر من أي وقت مضى.
الحاجة الملحة لإيجاد حل للصراع ووضع حد للمعاناة
أكثر من أي وقت مضى.
نص تقرير مفوضية الامم المتحدة للاجئين باللغة الانجليزية
5years into South Kordofan conflict, refugees are still fleeing
This is a summary
of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 3 June 2016, at the Palais
des Nations in Geneva.
This weekend marks the 5th anniversary of the conflict
in Sudan’s South Kordofan State. Tragically, people are today still fleeing the
region, with most crossing into neighbouring South Sudan.
So far in 2016, more than 7,500 refugees have arrived
in Yida in South Sudan’s northern Unity. The area is already home to some
70,000 refugees. Nearly 3,000 people arrived in May alone. With the conflict
intensifying, thousands more are expected in the coming weeks.
Refugees, mainly from Heiban, Um Doreein and Al Boram
Counties, in South Kordofan’s Nuba Mountains, speak of escalating violence,
including ground attacks and aerial bombings. The recent arrivals also cite
lack of food and no access to schools for children as reasons for leaving,
especially in and around Um Doreein. Most people are arriving by truck while
others come on foot or by bicycle, traveling up to seven days.
Refugees who have arrived this week say the conflict
has recently shifted to the north-east part of South Kordofan, with some people
trapped in conflict areas and unable to escape. Nearly 90 per cent of new
arrivals are women and children. One child in every ten is alone or without a
family member.
At the Yida transit centre, UNHCR and its partners are
providing immediate assistance to the arrivals. This means a hot meal, water, a
measles vaccination, a place to rest and other help. Refugees are registered to
ensure that those at risk or with special needs are quickly identified and
assisted.
From Yida, refugees are transported after a few days
by bus to Ajuong Thok, a camp established in 2013 to help ease some of the
pressure. There they are provided with plastic sheeting and poles to build a
temporary home. They also get cooking pots and pans, mosquito nets, blankets,
sleeping mats and food. Children who are unaccompanied or separated from their
families are reunited with their families or placed in foster care.
With nearly 41,000 Sudanese refugees already living in
Ajuong Thok, the camp has almost reached capacity (46,000 people). UNHCR and
its partners have been expanding camp infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing
population. We have installed six additional water tanks, built hundreds of
latrines, opened a new primary school and have begun constructing another one.
A new camp is underway at Pamir, some 50 kilometres south of the border, to
receive new arrivals and refugees who have been living in Yida for the past
five years.
As the refugee influx continues, services are becoming
overstretched. In the past four weeks, available water has dropped from 19
litres per person per day to 16. Schools have become extremely overcrowded with
more than 100 students sharing the same classroom. With UNHCR’s operations in
South Sudan funded at just 17 per cent, services and service quality are
inevitably threatened.
Since the start of the war in the Nuba Mountains in
2011, nearly 250,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to South Sudan, mostly to Unity
and Upper Nile. A solution to the conflict and an end to the suffering are
needed more than ever. South Sudan is itself home to some 1.69 million
internally displaced people.
For more
information on this topic, please contact:
This weekend marks the 5th anniversary of the conflict
in Sudan’s South Kordofan State. Tragically, people are today still fleeing the
region, with most crossing into neighbouring South Sudan.
So far in 2016, more than 7,500 refugees have arrived
in Yida in South Sudan’s northern Unity. The area is already home to some
70,000 refugees. Nearly 3,000 people arrived in May alone. With the conflict
intensifying, thousands more are expected in the coming weeks.
Refugees, mainly from Heiban, Um Doreein and Al Boram
Counties, in South Kordofan’s Nuba Mountains, speak of escalating violence,
including ground attacks and aerial bombings. The recent arrivals also cite
lack of food and no access to schools for children as reasons for leaving,
especially in and around Um Doreein. Most people are arriving by truck while
others come on foot or by bicycle, traveling up to seven days.
Refugees who have arrived this week say the conflict
has recently shifted to the north-east part of South Kordofan, with some people
trapped in conflict areas and unable to escape. Nearly 90 per cent of new
arrivals are women and children. One child in every ten is alone or without a
family member.
At the Yida transit centre, UNHCR and its partners are
providing immediate assistance to the arrivals. This means a hot meal, water, a
measles vaccination, a place to rest and other help. Refugees are registered to
ensure that those at risk or with special needs are quickly identified and
assisted.
From Yida, refugees are transported after a few days
by bus to Ajuong Thok, a camp established in 2013 to help ease some of the
pressure. There they are provided with plastic sheeting and poles to build a
temporary home. They also get cooking pots and pans, mosquito nets, blankets,
sleeping mats and food. Children who are unaccompanied or separated from their
families are reunited with their families or placed in foster care.
With nearly 41,000 Sudanese refugees already living in
Ajuong Thok, the camp has almost reached capacity (46,000 people). UNHCR and
its partners have been expanding camp infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing
population. We have installed six additional water tanks, built hundreds of
latrines, opened a new primary school and have begun constructing another one.
A new camp is underway at Pamir, some 50 kilometres south of the border, to
receive new arrivals and refugees who have been living in Yida for the past
five years.
As the refugee influx continues, services are becoming
overstretched. In the past four weeks, available water has dropped from 19
litres per person per day to 16. Schools have become extremely overcrowded with
more than 100 students sharing the same classroom. With UNHCR’s operations in
South Sudan funded at just 17 per cent, services and service quality are
inevitably threatened.
Since the start of the war in the Nuba Mountains in
2011, nearly 250,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to South Sudan, mostly to Unity
and Upper Nile. A solution to the conflict and an end to the suffering are
needed more than ever. South Sudan is itself home to some 1.69 million
internally displaced people.
For more
information on this topic, please contact:
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