U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Major General Gration has made his first visit to Sudan, during which he met extensively with the government and visited a few refugee camps. He expressed the United States's interest in establishing friendly and cooperative relations with the Sudanese government, which was very well received. He did, however, express concern with the humanitarian aid situation, which he considers on the brink of crisis.
To read more, visit: http://sudanwatch.blogspot.com/2009/04/sudans-bashir-hails-obamas-overture-to.html.
UNAMID Report from April 13, 2009 stated that during the past 72 hours, activity in Darfur has been realtively calm. The second regular meeting of Darfur Human Rights Forum will be held in West Darfur, brining together government officials from local and national groups, emmbers of the advisory council on human rights, the African Union, UNAMID and UNMIS officials, and the Darfur State Committees on Violence Against Women. The goal of the Forum is to provide "transparent and constructive dialouge on human rights issues between the Sudanese government and UNAMID."
To read more, visit: http://appablog.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/darfur-unamid-daily-media-brief-15/
A two-day cease fire has been declared in Sri Lanka to allow emergency humanitarian aid to catch up to the ongoing conflict. Officials estimate that between 150,000 and 190,000 civilians unrelated to the government and the LTTE are currently stuck in a northern region called the Vanni Pocket. The Vanni Pocket is approximately the size of Manhattan.
To read more, visit: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/RMOI-7R2L25?OpenDocument&RSS20=18-P
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