The second quarter of 2021 has highlighted many challenges still facing Sudan’s transitional government, however in spite of ongoing incidents of insecurity and violence in Darfur and other areas, as well as a lack of agreement between Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia on the filling and running of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the past three months have offered many optimistic milestones in Sudan’s transition.
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Aid in Danger Bi-Weekly News Brief, 05-18 May 2021
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01 January-20 April 2021 Aid Worker KKA is now available on our website or HDX. Insecurity Insight continuously updates data on aid workers killed, kidnapped or arrested (KKA). Updated data includes new and historic reports identified in open-sources and verified security incidents submitted by Aid in Danger partner agencies.
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Aid workers kidnapped in 2020
Most kidnappings involved one aid worker or small groups of up to three.
National aid workers were the target of kidnappings in 69% of reported kidnapping incidents. There were seven reports of international aid workers being kidnapped.
Counselling
Niemat says that the Team “can confidently say that we have been able to break the psychological barrier that resulted from stigma and social isolation” in Zamzam camp.
After a very difficult start, the psychological state of victims of sexual assault is improving steadily, with more victims approaching the counsellors every day. This has been aided by women and girls bringing their friends to sessions.
“This noble task has changed our lives, planted more fresh confidence in our abilities and most importantly is enabling us to work as women, to participate in social activities, and contribute to improving the psychological wellbeing of the forgotten victims - too long ignored by a male-dominated society, which ignores the harsh reality of sexual violence,” says Niemat.
May 12 - 2021 EL FASHER
A medical assistant examines a boy with a eye infection in mobile clinic of NGO Anhar in a an area for displaced at the outskirts of El Sareif Beni Hussein in North Darfur, May 2013 (Albert González Farran / Unamid)
The suspension of the Sudanese NGO Anhar in North Darfur has triggered protests among the displaced people in the region.
Earlier this week, the North Darfur department of the national Empowerment Elimination, Anti-Corruption, and Funds Recovery Committee suspended the activities of the Anhar Organisation for Peace. The decision led to the closure of 16 health centres in camps for the displaced in Kabkabiya, Saraf Omra, and El Fasher localities.