In ZamZam Camp: Inhabitants Facing Risk of Programme
Closure
An outlook at the desperate premises
of ZamZam Paralegal Justice and Confidence Center
(JCC) in Northern Darfur is probably sufficient
to reflect the hard living conditions and unenviable
future of the camp’s residents. This condition
has primarily been aggravated by diminishing financial
resources that severely affect the camp and the
JCC’s functionality and performance. The
camp residents suffer from inadequate shelter,
low health standards, and lack of gainful employment;
all stealing the hope from the camp’s residents.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
is providing legal aid through a number of JCCs
in Darfur to support the empowerment of local
communities, including Internally Displaced Persons
(IDPs). UNDP provides this aid as part of the
process of restoring the confidence in the rule
of law institutions, and gradually build a culture
of justice, that is conducive to peace and sustainable
human development....