Oxfam Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

[mom cat]

Oxfam Warns of Humanitarian Disaster in Sudan
The Associated Press
Published: May 23, 2004






LONDON (AP) - The suffering people of war-ravaged western Sudan need the help of their government and the international community if a humanitarian disaster is to be averted, the aid agency Oxfam said Monday.
Oxfam warned that thousands of people in the troubled region of Darfur face disease and starvation over the next three months as food and fresh water supplies run dangerously low.

Sudan announced Friday that it had eased restrictions on humanitarian groups trying to assist in Darfur, where more than a year of fighting has displaced almost 1 million people.

As a result of Sudan's decision, an extra 15 expert Oxfam workers would be heading to the region, Oxfam regional director Caroline Nursey said in a statement issued by the charity.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBQX8NRLUD.html