UN agency gearing up food distribution in Darfur
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NAIROBI, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The World Food Program (WFP) has said it was gearing up for a &quot;critical stage&#39;&#39; in delivering food assistance to hundreds of thousands of people affected by conflictin the western Sudanese region of Darfur.
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A U.N. envoy is expected to report enough progress by the Sudanese government in tackling the humanitarian crisis in the western Darfur region to satisfy the Security Council and avoid immediate U.N. sanctions, several U.N. diplomats said Tuesday.
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Displaced Sudanese women waiting for food to be distributed Nov. 9, in el-Sereif refugee camp, on the outskirts of Nyala town in Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region.
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The death toll in Sudan's conflict-ravaged Darfur region could rise six-fold by the end of the year &#151; hitting 300,000 &#151; because of worsening food shortages among refugees, a senior U.S. aid official said Monday.
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The United Nations began distributing about 40 tons of food from two different places in GonaÃ¯ves today.
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The United Nations hopes to resume food distribution to tens of thousands of Somalis in the country's war-shattered capital now that the government has released a top aid official, the U.N. humanitarian chief said Wednesday.
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A new joint African Union-United Nations force was poised to take over peacekeeping in Darfur on Monday from an AU mission which has struggled to stem nearly five years of violence in the western Sudanese region.
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The United Nations humanitarian chief warned Tuesday of a catastrophic situation developing in Darfur unless international donors act soon to bolster a beleaguered African peacekeeping force in the Sudanese province.
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Tribal clashes, banditry and troop movements are blocking crucial deliveries of food aid in North Darfur state despite recent peace agreements, African Union and United Nations officials said Sunday.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan is sending a top aide to Sudan to press his case for  bolstering an African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur with  substantial U.N. resources, a spokesman said on Monday.
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EL FASHER, Sudan  - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Darfur region of western Sudan on Wednesday, promising to step up pressure for a political solution to the conflict.
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Aid workers in the region of Darfur are getting a helping hand from advanced satellite mapping technology.
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The United Nations should beef  up African Union forces in Darfur with troops and logistical  support, even if Sudan does not allow a full U.N. operation, a  senior U.N. envoy said on Monday.
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Malnutrition is increasing in Sudan's violence-wracked Darfur region along with lawlessness and the number of people fleeing their homes, a senior U.N. official said Friday.
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The World Food Program has suspended its operations in most of the Sudanese state of North Darfur and relocated its staff to the capital due to renewed clashes between rebels and government forces, the U.N. agency said Thursday.
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The UN plans to launch an aid operation to help refugees who have arrived in eastern Central African Republic after fleeing the conflict in neighbouring Darfur, an official said Thursday.
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Food and other basic relief is not reaching thousands in the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan, despite what the United Nations calls the world's biggest humanitarian effort.