Bird flu adds to Sudan抯 woes as UN warns of risk to aid operations

摘要

As the Darfur crisis spilled over into Chad this month, a United Nations?official warned that relief operations could collapse within weeks or months because of violence and intimidation, restrictions on aid staff, and lack of funding. Sudanese militias have reportedly been attacking a refugee camp, and Khartoum is accused of backing a rebel attack on Ndjamena, the capital of Chad. Meanwhile, news that bird flu had arrived in a country in such chaos prompted further concern.