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British aid worker Patrick Noonan, who was freed after nearly three months of captivity in Sudan's Darfur region, arrives at Khartoum airport on May 30, 2012. Noonan, who spent 86 days in captivity, had been in Sudan for about two years and was working as a logistician for the World Food Programme in Nyala when he was abducted by 'armed men' on March 6, the UN agency said.
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There is a need for this issue to be in the front seat, it should not be in the back seat given the present situation and many crises in Sudan, but we should remain focused on the issue of humanitarian aid to the Southern Kordofan, Blue Nile and Darfur
The government of Sudan was saying they would only go back to negotiations if the security issue is resolved, meaning that we in South Sudan admit that we are supporting rebellion in South Kordofan, in Blue Nile and Darfur - something we are not doing
When the referendum in South Sudan was in doubt, it threatened to reignite a conflict that had killed millions, but with determined diplomacy, including by some people in this room, South Sudan became the world’s newest nation, and our diplomacy continues, because in Darfur, in Abyei, in southern Kordofan and the Blue Nile, the killing of innocents must come to an endMore quotes »
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Sudan: UN Aid Worker Freed in Darfur
The first Pan Asia-Africa Results-Based M&E Forum will be held in Bangkok from 26-28 Nov, 2012. (More info) After close to three months in captivity in Darfur, Sudan, a staff member of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been released. This 12:11 PM from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Soccer Dad's Middle East Media Sampler
Here's Soccer Dad's Middle East Media Sampler for Wednesday, May 30. 1) Stupid headline of the day If it weren't so tragic, the headline Supporters and Critics of Annan See Crisis in Syria as a Threat to His Legacy would be hilarious. Look at how his car 9:41 AM from Israel Matsav Read more »
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Sudan: Has ICC Lost Touch With Darfur Refugees?
Budget constraints and poor security on the ground reduce opportunities to engage with refugees and war victims in Chad. Darfuri refugees living in camps in eastern Chad complain that they have not seen representatives of the International Criminal Court 9:20 AM from AllAfrica.com Read more »
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Aid worker freed by Sudan gang
A British aid worker has been released almost three months after being kidnapped by an armed gang in Sudan. Patrick Noonan, 48, was snatched in March while working for the World Food Programme (WFP) in the South Darfur region of the African country. He w 5/29/12 from Formby Times Read more »
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British aid worker released in Sudan's Darfur-WFP
KHARTOUM, May 30 (Reuters) - A British aid worker abducted by armed men in Sudan's western Darfur region has been released after almost three months in captivity, the World Food Programme said on Wednesday. "After 86 days in captivity in the South Darfur 6:26 AM from AlertNet Read more »
