It is the physical starvation of the women of Darfur that has exploited each woman's weakness: the need to ensure the survival of their young and their need to be physically able to withstand the abusive implications of being a woman in Darfur. The inability to protect the people of Darfur from starvation continues to fuel the crisis.
The refugee camps intended for safekeeping are inadequate in providing food and shelter:
- Craig Timberg, a Washington Post reporter, explains, "More and more often, women in Darfur face the starkest choices: risk being raped by leaving the camps in search of firewood and grass, or starve."
- The conflict does not allow the emergency food to reach these refugee camps. The Janjaweed are attacking the delivery vehicles that are trying to deliver the vital necessities to the people.
- The United Nations report in 2007 explained that attacks on aid workers went up 150% and that "civilians continue to be displaced as a result of attacks from all sides... many of the camps can no longer absorb new arrivals and tensions are rising."
