Aid agencies have provided assistance to new IDPs from Darfur’s Jebel Marra area, while challenges remain almost two months after the latest hostilities started in the area, according to a UN report.

In its weekly bulletin, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair (OCHA) said people continue to flee their homes and seek shelter and assistance in several locations in North, Central and South Darfur states. 

As of 13 March, the total number of reported new internally displaced persons (IDP) is 110,273 people, which is about 7,500 more compared to the figure reported on 6 March.

There are also 4,000 newly displaced people reported in Central Darfur and another 1,390 displaced people in South Darfur, according to OCHA. 

The UN agency reported that aid organisations continue to deliver humanitarian assistance to displaced people in accessible areas, mainly in North Darfur. By 13 March, more than 96,000 newly displaced people received emergency food and other forms of assistance. 

There are also unconfirmed reports of up to an additional 80,000 IDPs in Central Darfur as a result of the Jebel Marra conflict.