--- SEARCH ---
WEATHER
CHINA
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
CULTURE
GOVERNMENT
SCI-TECH
ENVIRONMENT
SPORTS
LIFE
PEOPLE
TRAVEL
WEEKLY REVIEW
Film in China
War on Poverty
Learning Chinese
Learn to Cook Chinese Dishes
Exchange Rates
Hotel Service
China Calendar


Hot Links
China Development Gateway
Chinese Embassies

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the UN
Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland
Foreign Affairs College
UN Reports Fresh Violence in Darfur

The United Nations reports fresh violence erupted in Sudan's Darfur region, with attacks by government helicopter gunships and government-backed militias in the region.

Aid agencies also alleged that the Sudanese government was putting pressure on displaced people in Darfur to return to their home villages despite continuing violence, CRIENGLISH.com reported Wednesday.

The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has expressed concern over pressure being exerted by Sudanese authorities on Darfur refugees to return to villages that are not safe and have few crops or homes left.

UNHCR spokeswoman Jennifer Pagonis said people who have already suffered the trauma of being chased from their homes by armed militiamen do not need the trauma of another forced move.

The Sudanese government and the United Nations recently agreed a plan to help IDPs to voluntarily return to safe areas in Darfur.

It's estimated that there are some 1.2 million IDPs in the region.

Darfur is considered by the United Nations as the site of the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Fighting in the region has left up to 10,000 people dead and some one million displaced.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said hepatitis E had appeared in Sudan for the first time in Darfur, causing 22 deaths mainly among pregnant women who are most at risk from the viral infection.

The 623 cases were probably caused by bad water and sanitation.

(Xinhua News Agency August 11, 2004)

 

EU Mission Sees Abuses but Not Genocide in Darfur
Sudan Could Calm Down Situation in Darfur
UN and Sudan Agree on Darfur Crisis
UN to Help AU Deploy Peacekeeping Force
Sudan Deploys 5000 Police in Darfur
Sudan Accepts UN Resolution on Darfur
UN Threatens Sanctions Sgainst Sudan over Darfur Crisis
Print This Page
|
Email This Page
About Us SiteMap Feedback
Copyright © China Internet Information Center. All Rights Reserved
E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-68326688