As Humanitarian Negotiations Continue in Geneva .. Difficult humanitarian situations in the states and the cessation of (Tekaya) in Khartoum complicate the scene

Report – Amir Abdel Majid

As the Geneva consultations continue on the humanitarian situation and the demands of the Addis Ababa conference sessions to form a caretaker government, the humanitarian situation on the ground appears catastrophic in light of the absence of a government or even organizations that provide the minimum necessities of life for the population and the displaced, most of whom have been stranded and are caught in the crossfire of raging battles and hunger.
In cities like El Fasher, where battles are raging, it has become difficult to obtain food.

Isolated states :

The World Health Organization WHO said in a press release this week that hunger and fear of famine threaten Sudan, as about 800,000 people are still trapped in El Fasher, suffering from a lack of food, water and health care, while Dr. Shebli Sahabani, the representative of the World Health Organization WHO in Sudan, said that the violent conflict has made access to El Fasher impossible, and that states such as Darfur, Kordofan, Khartoum and Gezira are almost completely isolated from aid, while the international humanitarian response to Sudan is still scarce and does not exceed, according to the organization, (26%) of the actual needs required. The organization announced that the situation in Sudan is one of the worst in the world, which was mentioned to Sudan Events by the official spokesperson for the Red Cross in Sudan, Adnan Hazam, that the humanitarian reality in Sudan is very bad and the country is witnessing the largest waves of displacement in the world now, which was stated in the semi-monthly report of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)on Tuesday, that more than 10 million Sudanese have been displaced since the outbreak of the conflict in the country in April 2023. With the exacerbation of the largest displacement crisis in the world, half of the population of about 50 million people is facing famine and they need humanitarian aid more than any other country in the world.
This is at least what the concerned organizations are discussing now. It may seem consistent with what some see and live in front of them, and it may not agree with what some see, but what is certain here is that the collapse of the currency .
The local situation is almost killing people because the prices of goods are rising at the top of the hour and even basic needs such as bread, flour and others have become difficult because prices have suddenly doubled and are rising daily, making life difficult for those in the areas of operations, the displaced or even those in the safe states in light of the absence of effective monitoring bodies and the fluidity of the situation. Keeping up with the Situation :

In Khartoum, for example, especially the areas of Karari and the revolutions to which all the residents of the areas of Old Omdurman, Ombadat, Al-Fateh, Bahri and Khartoum were displaced, they continued to rely mainly on the takayas that spread in all areas to provide what satisfies the people’s hunger.
These takayas are supervised by people from the neighborhood who pay from their own money to provide what helps people survive and live, and sometimes they seek help from their extended families and those residing outside Sudan who used to help these takayas and provide the money necessary for their stability.
However, with the significant increase in costs and the difficulty of providing the amounts, most of these takayas stopped. In a limited geographical area in which about (6) (takayas )were operating, one takaya is now operating, while another is operating at half capacity due to the lack of materials that are witnessing a daily increase in the market, especially the commodities of beans and lentils, which are the main fuel for these takayas.
The price of lentils reached (2000 – 2500) per kilo, while a quarter of beans reached (21000) pounds, which means that the takaya that operates (3-6) quarters in Today, it needs between (63 – 126) thousand pounds per day, which are huge amounts if you add to it the lentils that the takiya needs between (10-20) kilos per day, which amounts to between (20 – 40) thousand pounds per day, in addition to the fact that the price of a loaf of bread has risen here to (120) pounds for a small piece, and the prices of oils and vegetables have witnessed a rise that has reached a stage where the residents, most of whom have been displaced from their areas with only their clothes, are no longer able to keep up with the situation, as there is no work here and no sources of income, and if there are any, they are very scarce and cannot afford to buy a kilo of tomatoes for SDGs 10,000 and a kilo of meat for an amount reaching (16) thousand pounds, so most of the takiyas, even those that are operating now, will stop later due to the lack of funding, because the amounts that were sufficient yesterday are no longer sufficient today.
Doubling of Prices :

Khaled Al-Faki, the person in charge of one of the takayas, says, “We are working today, but we will stop and there is nothing we can do. The matter has become out of control and neither we nor those who help us outside, from family and friends, are able to bear this daily expenditure, which sometimes reaches SDGs 200,000.” He added, “Most of the takayas have stopped and we are on the way to stopping.”
He continued, “We do not know the fate of about one hundred to one hundred and twenty families who come to us every day, but the reality is that things have become very difficult and prices are doubling daily.”

Problems and Attacks :

The families whose takayas stopped here in their area used to go to other takayas to get food, which is no longer available now because most of them have actually stopped, and the takayas that are working are facing problems and attacks daily because the rush is great and what is available is not enough. Dr. Osama Hanafi, a professor of political science at the University of Sudan, says that stopping the takayas in Khartoum will constitute a very big crisis because people here depend on them completely and their stopping means hunger and I can’t find a word for it. “I know that most of them have either stopped or are on their way, but I hope that everyone will address the situation and find solutions to the problem because the situation will become very complicated if it stops completely,” he added. “There is a rise in the prices of goods and a complete absence of the state, as no one is asking why the prices of cooking gas have risen to these amounts, nor the prices of bread, oils, or vegetables. We hear the noise but we do not see any trace of it on the ground, and the impact will be great if these simple people do not find what satisfies their hunger in areas crowded with people.”