<\/p>\nListen to this article<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>4 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<\/button>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>After fleeing the inferno of war in el-Fasher in North Darfur State and travelling more than 1,600km (9,995 miles) to safety, Sanaa Ahmed thought the worst was behind her. But in the Al-Sarraf camp in eastern Sudan, she has faced suffering of a different kind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe fled here with nothing,\u201d Sanaa told Al Jazeera Mubasher. \u201cNow Ramadan has come, and we don\u2019t even have a pot to cook in or a cup to drink from. If you have a bucket or a jug, that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanaa is one of thousands of displaced people who have sought refuge in Al-Gedaref state, far from the front lines of the war in the west. But safety has come at a steep price. The camp, intended as a sanctuary, has become a site of deprivation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe water is available, but there is no food,\u201d she said. \u201cThey give us a meal, but it\u2019s not a real meal, and it\u2019s not enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-ramadan-of-hunger\">A Ramadan of hunger<\/h2>\n<p>For Muslims, Ramadan is traditionally a month of community, prayer and shared meals. For the displaced women of Al-Sarraf, it has become a daily struggle to find enough scraps to feed their children at sunset.<\/p>\n<p>Majd Abdullah, another survivor from el-Fasher, described the stark contrast between her past life and her current reality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack home, Ramadan was perfect. You would prepare everything a month or two in advance,\u201d she recalled. \u201cBut here, we fasted the first day, not knowing what we would break our fast with. We ended up eating with neighbours because we had nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A recent United Nations report said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces\u2019 (RSF) atrocities in el-Fasher bore all the hallmarks of genocide.<\/p>\n<p>The aid that does arrive is often woefully inadequate. Majd described receiving a single bowl of porridge to feed a family of seven or 10 people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo organisation has entered with a food basket or cash assistance,\u201d she said. \u201cWe can\u2019t feed our children unless we go into the city to wash clothes or iron \u2013 menial jobs just to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-children-ask-for-biscuits\">\u2018The children ask for biscuits\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The lack of food is compounded by a total absence of basic household necessities. Sumaya Saleh, who fled from Kutum in North Darfur, listed the items they are desperate for: cooking pots, charcoal and sugar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe children are missing so much,\u201d Sumaya said. \u201cThey ask for a biscuit, and you don\u2019t have the money to buy it for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The camp\u2019s elderly residents are also suffering. Sumaya noted that many suffer from diabetes and high blood pressure but cannot access medication or proper care at the local health centres.<\/p>\n<p>Mawaheb Ibrahim, a diabetic who lost her mother, sister and uncle to shelling in el-Fasher, is now caring for orphans in the camp with no resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am a diabetic, and I had retinal surgery,\u201d Mawaheb said. \u201cMy blood sugar has risen to 477\u2026 I went into a state of acetone [ketoacidosis], and it affected my ear. I\u2019m just taking painkillers to sleep. I have no access to a doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"disease-and-neglect\">Disease and neglect<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond the hunger, the sanitary conditions in the camp are deteriorating. Sanaa Ahmed described the health situation as \u201cmedium\u201d but worsening, citing cases of diarrhoea and eye infections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are huge amounts of flies,\u201d she said. \u201cThe bathrooms are hot and not clean enough. We need spraying campaigns and cleaning tools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While some hygiene kits and soap have been distributed, the primary need \u2013 food \u2013 remains unmet. One unnamed displaced woman described the communal kitchen as insufficient for the number of people it serves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t satisfy a man, a woman, or a child,\u201d she said. \u201cThe topic of food baskets is completely finished here; they don\u2019t bring them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For these women, the \u201csafety\u201d of Al-Gedaref has become a slow-motion crisis of neglect. They have survived the war, but they are now fighting to survive where they are not under fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need help,\u201d Mawaheb pleaded. \u201cI need something to keep us going, for the children I am raising and for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article\u00a0|\u00a04 mins info After fleeing the inferno of war in el-Fasher in North Darfur State and travelling more than 1,600km (9,995 miles) to safety, Sanaa Ahmed thought the worst was behind her. 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