Warfare and drought have decimated the people of southern Sudan for the past twenty years. Now, western Sudan is under siege. Millions are pouring out of the region around the city of Darfur claiming gunmen hired by the government are killing their people. Makeshift camps along the border of neighboring Chad are overflowing with refugees.
One of the organizations helping to care for the refugees is Catholic Relief Services. Dave Coddington--who works with CRS in Africa--recently returned from the camps and joins us today from Baltimore with an update. |