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  • Sudan: UN and partners scale up response for Abyei displaced
    28 May 2011 - 1:49am
    Since the violence erupted in Abyei almost a week ago, tens of thousands of people have fled their homes. As of 26 May, it was estimated that more than 30,000 people have made their way south and reports of new arrivals continue. Humanitarian partners are scaling up to provide displaced people with the...
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  • Sudan: Heavy fighting in Abyei causes massive displacement
    23 May 2011 - 11:45pm
    On 19 May, an UNMIS convoy transporting Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Joint Integration Units (JIU) equipment and soldiers came under fire. The convoy was transporting 200 SAF troops to Abyei as part of the Kadugli Agreement deployment plan, aimed at defusing tensions in the disputed border state town of...
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