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Sudan Refuses to Issue Permit to Aid Workers

Sudan has expelled 20 staff from the UN refugee office and has refused to renew their permits despite calls from the United Nations to do so.

Sudan: UN Officials Appeal to Government to Renew Work Permits for Darfur Aid Workers

UN News, 6 August 2013

Two senior United Nations relief officials today called on the Government of Sudan to renew the work permits for international aid workers based in Darfur so they can resume… Read more »

Sudanese refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan during food distribution at Iridimi camp, Chad.

Sudan: UNHCR Appeals to Govt to Renew Work Permits for Its International Staff in Darfur

UNHCR, 6 August 2013

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 6 August 2013, at the Palais des… Read more »
Sudan: Gov't Urged to Renew Residence Permits of UN Humanitarian Staff in Darfur

Sudan Tribune, 6 August 2013

Sudan's refusal to renew the residence permits of 20 UNHCR staffers impact negatively humanitarian activities in Darfur region where there are some two million internally displaced… Read more »
Sudan: Darfur Relief Operations Hampered As 20 UNHCR Staff Expelled

Dabanga, 6 August 2013

The Sudan government has expelled 20 members of staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), "compromising the ability of the refugee agency to… Read more »
Sudan: Govt Blocks UN Refugee Staff Visas

VOA, 6 August 2013

The U.N. refugee agency is appealing to government officials in Khartoum to reverse their decision to allow work permits of its international staff to expire, saying it will have… Read more »

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