USaid seeks security for convoys in Sudan

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"We cannot provide humanitarian relief to the displaced people in Darfur unless there is security for our convoys, our workers and our commodities."

"We are concerned about the fighting in Darfur and despite a ceasefire which is not in force in some areas, more people are killed and around 600 000, according to United Nations agencies, are internally displaced," he added.

He said nine truck drivers, all Sudanese, were killed in an attack two weeks ago on a World Food Programme convoy in the area.

The conflict between the government and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) in Darfur, a semi-desert region bordering Chad, has left about 3 000 dead so far this year, according to UN estimates.

The rebels complain that the central government has neglected the economic needs of the region, which is home to several indigenous minorities.

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