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Darfur: Relief Operations at Breaking Point, Humanitarian Agencies Warn

World Vision among groups urging immediate action to end rising violence against children, aid workers.

February 2, 2007

NGOs are saying that the humanitarian response in Darfur will soon be paralyzed unless African and global leaders take urgent action to end rising violence against civilians and aid workers.

Aid workers are facing violence on a scale not seen before in Darfur, according to World Vision and five other aid agencies who work in the war-torn region.

Urgent Action Required

World Vision, Action Against Hunger, CARE International, Oxfam International, Norwegian Refugee Council and Save the Children warned this week: Humanitarian response in Darfur will soon be paralyzed unless African and global leaders take urgent action to end rising violence against civilians and aid workers.

The nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) directed this message to national leaders present at the two-day African Union (AU) Summit in Ethiopia this week— particularly the African Heads of States and the new UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

The five NGOs contend that the world will fail the people of Darfur if concrete steps are not taken to herald the start of a new chapter in the region and ensure an immediate ceasefire is both agreed upon and adhered to.

Violence Spreads, Aid Workers Targeted

Aid agencies working on the ground in Darfur have repeatedly called for the AU force to be strengthened; despite two years of promises from the international community, the AU is now providing even less protection than before.

Attacks on civilians are again rising, forcing families and children to flee their homes. A breakdown of the aid response will leave millions in even greater danger.

Fresh fighting in January has left more than 350 people dead and forced tens of thousands more from their homes. Splits in the rebel movements and a widespread lack of accountability have left Darfur increasingly lawless, leading to the direct targeting of aid workers.

The violence has spread throughout Darfur and crossed the border into Chad. Even major towns and cities are now plagued with violence and have seen fighting and hijackings on the streets.

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>> Read about Darfur's escalating violence.

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>> Pray for Sudan’s millions of displaced persons who are suffering, especially for the children; the most vulnerable to the violence that continues to plague war-torn Darfur.

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