SUDAN: UN warns of humanitarian catastrophe if Darfur fighting continues
KHARTOUM, 19 January 2009 (IRIN) – The UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s western Darfur region has expressed “grave concern” for the lives and safety of tens of thousands of civilians in a Darfur town recently affected by “fierce fighting” between rebels and ex-rebels.
“Continued fighting between the two Darfurian movements could lead to a catastrophic humanitarian situation for the 30000 residents and displaced civilians there,” the joint UN-African Union Mission (UNAMID) said in a statement on 18 January.
According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in addition to the 30.000 at risk, more than 46.000 people already displaced by the conflict had come to the town of Muhajiriya, 80 km east of Nyala, capital of South Darfur State, in search of safety.
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