During an official visit to Sudan, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk inspected the Al-Affadh internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp, where he met with displaced families and reviewed government-provided services and humanitarian support.
The delegation was accompanied by the Executive Director of Al-Dabbah Locality, Mohamed Sabir Kashkash, and representatives of the National Human Rights Mechanism. Sabir briefed the High Commissioner on the locality’s response since the outbreak of the war, noting that Al-Dabbah currently hosts around 32,000 displaced families, in addition to 10,000 families living in surrounding settlements, most of them from Darfur and Kordofan states. He underlined the strong role played by the local community in assisting the displaced, while acknowledging ongoing needs, particularly for shelter, health care, and environmental sanitation.
Sabir outlined services provided at Al-Affadh camp, including health and education programmes, as well as the operation of soup kitchens (Takaya) that have supplied meals since the camp’s establishment, with support from several organizations.
For his part, High Commissioner Türk affirmed his commitment to supporting displaced populations and facilitating humanitarian assistance. He pointed to the involvement of multiple actors, including UN human rights bodies, and referred to plans to establish a dedicated site to improve aid coordination. Drawing on three decades of experience in similar crises, he encouraged communities to organize their affairs and expressed hope for an end to the conflict in Sudan.
The discussions also addressed conditions at the Azhari Al-Mubarak camp within the Al-Affadh area. Sabir concluded by renewing his call for increased intervention by humanitarian organizations, while stressing ongoing efforts to empower displaced families and promote self-reliance.
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