Insecurity Still Plagues Darfur

By Semantics King,Jr

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region enjoyed greater access to aid workers during September but the number of attacks and security incidents there also jumped in the same month, according to the latest snapshot by the United Nations’ humanitarian arm.

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region enjoyed greater access to aid workers during September but the number of attacks and security incidents there also jumped in the same month, according to the latest snapshot by the United Nations’ humanitarian arm.

According to an overview of Sudan's Humanitarian crisis released here today by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the UN (OCHA), there is an increase in attacks on aid workers’ vehicles, from hijackings and ambushes to acts of looting. Read more >>>