Humanitarian situation precarious in Bie

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Luanda warned in its latest situation report that humanitarian conditions in the central highland province of Bie remain precarious. “The deteriorating condition of the airstrip remains the biggest impediment to the delivery of humanitarian assistance,” the agency said. OCHA added that an estimated 16,000 new internally displaced persons (IDPs) were reported in the provincial capital Kuito in the first three weeks of August. “Humanitarian partners have expressed concern over the lack of adequate shelter, non-food items and essential medicines available to recent arrivals,” OCHA said.