Sudan Relief Efforts Could Collapse Soon
The relief effort in Sudan’s Darfur region could collapse within weeks unless foreign donors contribute more money and the government eases restrictions that have slowed aid workers, the top U.N. humanitarian official said Thursday. Jan Egeland told the U.N. Security Council that just 20 percent of relief work in Darfur has been funded this year. The international community has stopped pressuring Sudan’s government or Darfur’s rebels to cooperate with aid groups. Full Story