UN food agency halts work in North Darfur, affects 2 million
The Hindu
Decision comes after its warehouses were attacked in Sudan
The World Food Program has suspended its operations across Sudan's province of North Darfur following recent attacks on its warehouses, a decision expected to affect about 2 million local people.
A statement released by the UN food agency Thursday said all three of its warehouses in the area were attacked and looted. More than 5,000 metric tons of food were apparently stolen, the group said.
Earlier in the week, the WFP said an unidentified armed group had attacked one of its warehouses in North Darfur's provincial capital of el-Fasher. In response, local authorities imposed a curfew across the province.
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