Current Situation

11th June 2008

Aid flights cut because of lack of funds
The UN Humanitarian Air Service in Darfur grounded one of its 6 helicopters and reduced the number of flights of its 20 planes because of lack of funds. The program has a total budget shortfall of $48 million this year. More...

UNAMID still lacking essential equipment
UNAMID is unable to adequately protect civilians and aid workers due to lack of equipment and manpower. More...

100 police sent from Philippines
Around 100 Filipino police officers are to be deployed to Darfur, in addition to the 42 Filipino officers already there. More... 
 
Australian officers to help with UNAMID logistics
The 9 Australian officers sent to Darfur will work at UNAMID headquarters in logistics, movement and operational areas.  The Australian Government also has offered $5 million in humanitarian assistance for Darfur. More...

Sudanese president again refuses to give war crimes suspects to ICC
The Sudanese president Omar Hassan Al-Bashir again rejected calls to hand over two Darfur war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Court (ICC). More...

President Al –Bashir calls ICC a ‘terrorist organisation'
“We view the ICC as a terrorist organization” Al-Bashir told an Egyptian TV interviewer. More...

Darfuri children sold as soldiers
A London-based rights group, Waging Peace, reported that young Darfuri refugees in Eastern Chad, mostly boys aged between 9 and 15, are being sold as soldiers to Chadian rebel groups and the Chadian and Sudanese armies. More...

US and EU may implement sanctions
The leaders of the US and European Union issued a joint statement after a summit in Slovenia saying that they   “commit to work together to increase pressure on Darfur rebels and the Government of Sudan, including through the implementation of sanctions". More...

Sudanese minister seeks Interpol’s help to arrest rebels
Sudanese Justice minister announced that he will ask Interpol to arrest 20 Darfur rebel leaders accused of involvement in the attack on Khartoum. More...

Sudanese government may negotiate with rebels
Amin Omar Hassan, the head of the Sudanese government delegation to the consultative meeting of the international partners in Geneva said the Sudanese government will not negotiate with JEM but will negotiate with other rebel groups. More...

Malaysian company defers Sudan oil plans
Petronas has deferred plans for a 100,000 barrels/ day refinery to be built in Sudan. More...

Divestment from Sudan-linked firms financially beneficial. More...

Sudanese refugees face hardship in Egypt. More...