HORN OF AFRICA: IRIN Update
SUDAN: UN envoy bemoans ceasefire collapses
Ambassador Tom Eric Vraalsen, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special
Envoy for Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan, has criticised "the collapse of
the unilateral humanitarian ceasefires" in Sudan which had been in effect
since July 1998. Vraalsen, who chaired a meeting of the Technical
Committee on Humanitarian Assistance (TCHA) in Geneva late last week,
expressed displeasure during the meeting at the cessation of the
ceasefires, and noted the loss of life and damage to property from
war-related ground and air offensives. He said they had resulted in
large-scale displacements of civilian populations, "bringing further
misery to a people who can barely meet their basic needs", according to a
final statement from the meeting. Vraalsen also urged the parties to
consider establishing an independent Grievance Committee, noting that such
a body could reinforce adherence to ceasefires and build confidence.
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