The government of Sudan says it will allow new aid organizations into the country to work in the Darfur region and that existing organizations can expand their activities in the area. The government expelled 13 NGOs and restricted access to Darfur after the International Criminal Court’s indictment of Sudan’s president in March. Some 4.7 million people in the Darfur region rely on humanitarian aid. The UN says the 10 year conflict has caused 300’000 deaths and has displaced some 3 million persons. AllAfrica, BBC, Reuters
Posted by Sean Ecker on 8 May 2009 at 9:16 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 8 May 2009.
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Tags: Darfur, International humanitarian conference, NGO, Sudan
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