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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 20. Oktober 2004 / Time Line October 20, 2004
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Relief agencies jolted by two landmine deaths in Sudan's
Darfur
http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=6051
The deaths of two humanitarian workers in a landmine explosion in
northern Darfur early this week and the slow response of the world
community to the ongoing violence have worsened the spreading
crisis in Sudan, according to senior U.N. officials and
humanitarian organisations.
Church World Service (CWS) and Action by Churches Together (ACT) /
Caritas International -- a coalition of humanitarian groups
operating in Darfur in western Sudan -- says some recent incidents
have affected their work in the war-ravaged country.
Recent attacks include one on Bashum Camp, "where we are engaged in
health services and supplementary feeding," Rick Augsburger, CWS
emergency response programme director, told IPS.
"The investigation into the deaths of 'Save the Children UK' aid
workers from the landmine incident has also meant increased
security measures for all NGO staff and some areas which are for
the moment considered 'no travel' areas. However ACT/CWS work in
many camps continues," he added.
The incident has also prompted the United Nations to declare
northern Darfur a "no-go" zone. U.N. Spokeswomen Radhia Achouri was
quoted as saying that security has worsened, with ceasefire
violations and a growing number of rapes and abductions.
In a statement released Thursday, the Rome-based World Food
Programme (WFP) said security in the region is so "volatile" it is
hampering the delivery and distribution of food aid to all
internally displaced persons (IDPs).
WFP said the "no-go" zone also means that about 50,000 people,
mostly IDPs, will not get food assistance -- jeopardising the
agency's target of feeding two million people in Darfur every month
by the end of this year.
10/20/2004
The Japanese government plans to enable Maritime Self-Defense Force
vessels in the Arabian Sea
The MSDF vessels in the region are currently engaged in refueling
U.S. and other foreign naval ships involved in military operations
in and around Afghanistan, and the additional mission requires a
revision to a basic plan under Japan's special antiterrorism law,
enacted in October 2001 after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the
United States, writes Kyodo News Service.
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