Donor dilemma over displaced camps

Meanwhile, a Western diplomat recently in Rwanda told IRIN today (Thursday) that the situation of displaced people in northwestern Rwanda was “a dilemma for everybody”. He described doubts amongst aid donors and NGOs about the voluntary nature of the camps and future Rwandan government plans for the northwestern populations. UN plans are restricted only to “life-sustaining assistance”, but the source said some donors were concerned that they were being approached to “subsidise a Rwandan programme of villagisation.” Referring to the lack of choices the displaced people had, he said they “were effectively made an offer they couldn’t refuse by the army.”