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Darfur: amid fresh violence, thousands of displaced people now gathering near UN mission base

Feb 18, 2016, at 02:14 pm

New York, Feb 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The number of civilians fleeing the recent conflict in the Jebel Marra area in Sudan’s Darfur region has jumped to 73,000 from 38,000, according to United Nations estimates, as some 30,000 people flocked to Sortony, where the displaced have been gathering next to a base operated by the African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).

South Sudan: Ban condemns attack on UN base in Jonglei

Apr 18, 2014, at 05:19 pm

New York, Apr 18 (IBNS): Amid escalating violence in northern and central South Sudan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned Thursday's attack on civilians and peacekeepers at the UN mission base in Bor, the war-torn capital of Jonglei state, by a mob of armed civilians who forced their way into the facility and opened fire on displaced persons sheltering inside.