The Executive Director of the Sudanese Relief Agency and Humanitarian Operations, Mr. Abdul Rahman Ahmed Ismail, met yesterday, Sunday, with the Regional Director for Africa at the International Committee of the Red Cross, Patrick Youssef, in the city of Nyala, South Darfur, where they discussed the need to expand humanitarian operations in the neediest areas.
He arrived in Nyala accompanied by the Regional Director of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Sudan, Daniel O’Malley, who participated in the meeting.
The meeting discussed the importance of the Red Cross’s immediate response to humanitarian needs in areas devastated by war, particularly El Fasher and Babanusa, and working together to support stability and restore life to normal.
The executive director of the Sudanese agency emphasized the ability of humanitarian institutions in the peace government areas to facilitate the unhindered movement of the International Committee of the Red Cross and all humanitarian organizations, including issuing permits and delivering relief trucks and field teams to their various destinations, in addition to ensuring protection.
For his part, Regional Director Patrick Youssef revealed the Red Cross’s plan to expand humanitarian operations in the peace government areas, including opening new offices, and expressed his desire to respond urgently to the needs of displaced persons and communities affected by the war.
Youssef added that the Red Cross is committed to international law and local government laws, pointing out the need to avoid politicizing humanitarian work amid the ongoing war in the country.
The agency’s executive director stressed the importance of the International Committee of the Red Cross’s intervention in areas under the peace government, through joint field surveys to identify the needs of beneficiaries in preparation for providing them with the necessary humanitarian and medical services.
