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Sudan: Obama Condemns Expulsion of Aid Agencies
allAfrica, 11 March 2009
In his most important intervention on Africa policy since his inauguration, President Barack Obama of the United States has condemned Sudan's expulsion of international aid… Read more »
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Sudan: Darfur Aid Workers Abducted
allAfrica, 12 March 2009
Five Darfur aid workers employed by the international medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), were abducted Wednesday night, the agency said. Read more »
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Sudan: NGO Expulsion to Hit Darfur's Displaced
UNIRIN, 9 March 2009
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. Read more »
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Sudan: Bashir Visits Darfur After Banning Aide Agencies
UN News, 8 March 2009
Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, who was indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this week, visited the war-ravaged Darfur region today, accompanied by the top… Read more »
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Sudan: Arab, Asian NGOs Ready for Darfur, Says Govt
UNIRIN, 12 March 2009
Several relief organisations from Arab and Asian countries have applied to work in the western Sudanese Darfur region to replace agencies expelled or stopped from working there, a… Read more »
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Sudan: We Will Fill the Aid Gaps, Government Insists
UNIRIN, 10 March 2009
The UN and the government did not have the capacity to fill all the gaps left by NGOs asked to stop working in Sudan, a top humanitarian official warned. Read more »
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Sudan: We Will Fill the Aid Gaps, Government Insists
UNIRIN, 10 March 2009
The UN and the government do not have the capacity to fill all the gaps left by NGOs asked to stop working in Sudan, a top humanitarian official warned. Read more »
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Sudan: Darfur - UN-African Peacekeepers Shot As Concern Grows Over Humanitarian Aid
UN News, 10 March 2009
Four peacekeepers were shot and wounded in an attack yesterday on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), as concern grew over the safety of aid… Read more »
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Chad: Aid Groups On Alert After NGO Ouster From Darfur
UNIRIN, 10 March 2009
Aid agencies in eastern Chad are bracing for a possible influx of men, women and children from Darfur after the Sudanese government expelled NGOs providing water, food and health… Read more »