Background
Since early 2003, fighting between armed groups in the Darfur region of western Sudan has forced more than 2.5 million people from their homes. Fleeing the violence, they have sought safety in overcrowded camps and towns, where aid groups have provided them with food, water, medical care and other basic assistance.
Since early 2003, fighting between the government of Sudan and armed groups in Darfur has forced more than 2.5 million people from their homes. Fleeing the violence, they have sought safety in overcrowded camps and towns where aid groups have provided them with food, water, medical care, and other basic assistance.
Insecurity in the countryside is preventing those who have been displaced from returning to their villages, and in 2010 armed conflict uprooted more than 250,000 more people from their homes.
With so many people living in cramped quarters, there is a continuous threat of disease outbreaks. In order to both reduce the risks to public health and to help residents uphold their dignity, Oxfam and our partners are providing water and sanitation facilities and hygiene education to more than 240,000 people.
We are also carrying out programs to restore incomes and distribute thousands of fuel-efficient stoves, and we have provided conflict-resolution trainings and support to help communities affected by the war restore peaceful relations with one another.
