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IN-DEPTH COVERAGE
The Darfur Crisis
IN THE NEWS
March 30, 2009
New Concerns Stir on Darfur's Humanitarian Situation

Darfur refugees Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir expelled many of the country's aid workers after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him on charges of war crimes. John Holmes of the United Nations gives an update on the humanitarian situation in Darfur.

Analysis: Bashir Warrant Adds New Tension to Darfur Crisis

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Destroyed village in Darfur. Photo Credit: U.S. Congress Darfur refugee Darfur refugees
Satellite Program Records Darfur Destruction Agencies Work to Provide Medical Help to Refugees
Council on Foreign Relations: Crisis Guide

Geographers at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Office of Science and Human Rights are using satellite images to document destroyed villages in Darfur for use by relief agencies.

This lesson plan addresses the medical nature of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, including the conditions and resulting illnesses that pose the most concern to aid personnel working in the region.

View a multimedia essay, video and background information on the human, political, military and historical realities in the region from the Council on Foreign Relations.

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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
  Main: Crisis in Sudan
REPORTS
  Origins of the Conflict
  Darfur's Political Past
  African Union's Effort
  The U.S. Role
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  Darfur Rebel Groups
  Government of Sudan
  Janjaweed Militia
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Map of Sudan
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