SUDAN: UN OFFICIALS APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT TO RENEW WORK PERMITS FOR DARFUR AID WORKERS

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SUDAN: UN OFFICIALS APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT TO RENEW WORK PERMITS FOR
DARFUR AID WORKERSNew York, Aug 6 2013 12:00PMTwo senior United
Nations relief officials today called on the Government of Sudan to
renew the work permits for international aid workers based in Darfur
so they can resume protection and assistance to hundreds of thousands
of displaced civilians in the region.

Of the 37 international staff of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) based in Darfur, only 17 currently have valid permits to
continue their work. Permits in the other 20 cases have not been
renewed, despite extended follow-up by UNHCR with the relevant
Government authorities.

In a joint statement issued in Khartoum, UN Resident and Humanitarian
Coordinator Ali Al-Za'tari and UNHCR Representative Kai Nielsen voiced
their regret that humanitarian activities for internally displaced
persons (IDPs) in Darfur have had to be scaled down as a result of the
non-renewal of the work permits.

They noted that UNHCR's work in North Darfur has been particularly
affected. None of the UNHCR international staff based in the state
capital of El Fasher have been granted permits to return, with the
last remaining staff having been asked to leave at short notice in
early July.

"The result is that for over a month, UNHCR has been unable to
effectively undertake protection and assistance activities for IDPs in
North Darfur," they stated.

There are currently some two million IDPs in Darfur, of whom 1.2
million live in camps. There have been almost 300,000 new IDPs this
year alone, including a third of them within and from North Darfur.

The officials pointed out that the humanitarian situation in Darfur
remains "critical" both for long-term IDPs and for those who have been
newly displaced as a result of recent fighting.

"The inability of UNHCR to continue implementing its activities will
directly impact projects related to health, education, basic services
and livelihoods, the provision of emergency shelter and non-food
items, and on the verification of returnees."

They called on the Sudanese Government to renew the permits for all
UNHCR staff so as to allow the agency to fully resume its activities
in Darfur.Aug 6 2013 12:00PM
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