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Sudan: 60 cases of malnutrition in Kalma camp, UNAMID says

The joint UN/AU peacekeeping Mission in Darfur UNAMID has revealed 60 cases of malnutrition in Kalma IDP camp in Southern Darfur, as a result of deteriorating humanitarian situation. The UNMAID stated in a press release that, sound of shooting are heard within the camp pointing out the relocation of majority of IDPs, who sought shelter near UNAMID's local Community Policing Center, to other parts of the camp.

Earlier, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Relief Coordination, John Holmes, urged the Sudanese authorities to allow humanitarian workers to enter the camp in Darfur.

The Deputy Governor of Southern Darfur state, Abdul Karim Moussa Kasha, said that the motive of the group, that kidnapped two UNAMID officers on Saturday, is material and not political.

In an interview with Radio Miraya Abdel Karim described the UNAMID, as incapable of protecting its employees in Darfur, urging the Mission to reconsider their currently operating security mechanism.

He said that UNAMID has become burden on the Government forces to protect; pointing out that the state Government is continuously exerting efforts to arrest the perpetrators as soon as possible.

In relevant developments, Jordanian Minister of Information, Ali Al Ayed, said in press statements that the two officers are Jordanian and members of Jordan's security apparatus. According to a UNAMID statement, an armed group on Saturday kidnapped two officers from the UNAMID peacekeeping forces in Nyala, Southern Darfur