An increase in hijackings, world food shortages and skyrocketing food prices have forced humanitarian agencies in Darfur to cut daily food rations by up to half, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Humanitarian workers say in terms of hijackings and general safety for staff the situation has never been so bad.
"Vehicles are getting hijacked at the rate of almost one a day," Alun McDonald, a public information officer for OXFAM, told the agency.
The World Food Program needs to distribute 1800 tonnes of food into its warehouses each day in order to meet the food needs for distribution but with the combination of elements thwarting food supply and distribution, only 900 tonnes of food are being distributed each day the agency reports.
Humanitarian agencies and advocacy organizations fear that these shortages will lead to further malnutrition and disease.
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