Sudan: NGO Expulsion to Hit Darfur's Displaced

Khartoum — The decision by Sudan to expel or close down 16 relief organisations may trigger a severe humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged western Darfur region, aid workers warned.

Halting their operations would leave 1.1 million people without food, 1.5 million without healthcare and at least one million without drinking water, according to the UN, which describes the groups as "integral" to the world's biggest humanitarian operation.

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