Security for aid workers in Darfur in 2009 not improved
Posted on | 10 September 2009 | 1 Comment
KHARTOUM (10 Sept.) – The security for Darfur aid workers and peacekeepers has not improved according to the statistics provided by the humanitarian coordinating office (UNOCHA). The number of killed, injured and detained aid workers in the first 8 months of 2009 has already almost reached the levels of total figures for the years 2008 and 2007. The recently departed head of the peacekeeping mission in Darfur UNAMID, Rodolphe Adada, claimed that the situation for aid workers had improved. But the UN-OCHA provided today (10 September) a Darfur Security scorecard for 2009 as of the end of August. It summarizes the casualties and assaults:
- 7 national humanitarian staff and 3 UNAMID staff have been killed.
-12 humanitarian staff and 10 UNAMID staff have been wounded or injured.
-11 humanitarians (7 international) have been kidnapped.
-26 humanitarians and 3 UNAMID staff have been physically or sexually assaulted.
-18 humanitarians and 11 UNAMID staff have been abducted during carjackings.
-44 humanitarians and 12 UNAMID staff have been arrested or temporarily detained by the Government of Sudan.
-64 humanitarian vehicles and 31 UNAMID vehicles have been hijacked or stolen.
-There have been 103 assaults or break-ins on humanitarian agency premises and 22 on UNAMID premises.
A comparison of these UN-figures over the last years does not show a positive trend in the security situation:
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8 months |
12 months |
12 months |
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Security situation aid workers in Darfur |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
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• Aid workers killed (7 nationals, 3 UNAMID staff) |
10 |
13 |
11 |
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• Aid workers wounded (12 humanitarians, 10 UNAMID) |
22 |
24 |
36 |
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• Kidnapped (7 internationals, 4 nationals) |
11 |
0 |
0 |
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• Hijacked aid-workers remain missing |
2 |
4 |
0 |
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• Physical and sexual assaults on aid workers (26 humanitarians, 3 UNAMID) |
29 |
(No report) |
(No report) |
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• Been abducted during carjackings (18 humanitarians, 11 UNAMID staff) |
29 |
(No report) |
(No report) |
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• Staff arrested or detained by the Government (44 humanitarians, 12 UNAMID) |
56 |
(No report) |
(No report) |
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• Vehicles hijacked or stolen (64 humanitarian, 31 UNAMID) |
95 |
277 (110 of WFP) |
137 |
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• Assaults or break-ins on premises (103 humanitarian agency, 22 UNAMID) |
125 |
193 |
73 |
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(Source: UN OCHA/Report UN SG) |
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One Response to “Security for aid workers in Darfur in 2009 not improved”
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1 October 2009 @ 6:52 PM
Good evening Mr.President Obama
Please take a look at these statistics it do not seem to be getting any better for the Darfurians and now it appear as if we have to do more to protect the humanitarians who are brave and fortunated enough to show and lend their support first hand by being there helping the Darfurians face to face©
Resubmit due to error j.m.t Thank you!
Ms.Jettie M.Thompson Darfur Activist-Political Science major at University fo Michigan-Flint