The Commissioner for Voluntary Repatriation in South Kordofan State, Khalifa Ibrahim, has announced stoppage of the voluntary repatriation process in the state due to rainfall, indicating that the voluntary repatriation season will be resumed after the rain season.
He said in a statement to SUNA that the plan for voluntary repatriation aims for conducting repatriation from Sudan states and rebellion areas to South Kordofan.
Ibrahim pointed to the recent repatriation of the returnees at Abu-Karshola, Kadugli and Al-Rashad localities and providing them with food materials, shelter and seeds for cultivation.
He pointed to joint work being conducted by the commission with the Commission for Humanitarian Aid and organizations to provide food materials for 42,000 returnees at Abu-Karshola area.
He affirmed prevalence of security and stability currently all over South Kordofan State.