boys were 3,886. Education services are equally offered to refugees and citizens living in the nearby villages. 2- Water: there are good water services in the refugee camps. A budget amounting to 300,000 Pounds has been allocated for maintenance of pipes and tanks. 3- Health: there is an agreement between WHO, (COR) and UNHCR to organize the provision of health services in refugee camps. 4- Food: the year witnessed some food shortages, especially the commodity of sugar. Services offered to Child Refugee in Western Camps/Darfur: 1- Health: good health services were provided by the contracted NGOs. 2- Education: refugee children received education in government schools. Some of them suffered from lack of fees. 3- Food: 2008 witnessed stability in food distribution. Service available to Refugee Child in Khartoum: 1- The Consultative Services Office and the Legal Protection Unit of (COR) provide service to urban refugees in Khartoum. 2- Services targeted 30,000 during 2008 where admin assistance and facilities were provided in liaison with concerned departments, with focus on fragile groups (women and children). 3- Services and financial assistance in the fields of health, education and employment were provided through the Consultative Services Office to 1,036 refugees, including 27 children receiving employment opportunities, 30 children receiving scholarships in vocational training, IT and business administration of whom 11 have completed their studies. This group included boys and girls (83% boys and 17% girls). Child IDO/Returnee: Networks for the protection of children in IDP camps in Khartoum state have been created with sport from and partnership with UNICEF and a number of NGOs. These networks include women, young people and children. 230 members of these networks received training on child protection. The mission of these networks is to monitor child protection issues and make necessary interventions such registering children in schools and vocational training centers. This activity covers 15,000 children. This work has led to the establishment of a taskforce made up of the NCCW, UNICEF, 5 NGOs and 5 government agencies to follow up child protection issues in the camps. A forum for NGOs working in the camps was established and 219 cadres of these NGOs and 80 teachers were on child protection issues and tracking families. 51