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| UN pulls staff from Darfur town | UN pulls staff from Darfur town |
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| The United Nations has withdrawn its non-essential workers from El Fasher, capital of Sudan's North Darfur state. | The United Nations has withdrawn its non-essential workers from El Fasher, capital of Sudan's North Darfur state. |
| The UN said the move is temporary until the risk of fighting between Arab Janjaweed militia and rebels subsides. | The UN said the move is temporary until the risk of fighting between Arab Janjaweed militia and rebels subsides. |
| The African Union has warned that El Fasher is at risk of being attacked by a coalition of Darfuri rebel groups. | The African Union has warned that El Fasher is at risk of being attacked by a coalition of Darfuri rebel groups. |
| At least 200,000 people are estimated to have died and more than two million driven from their homes since the conflict began in 2003. | At least 200,000 people are estimated to have died and more than two million driven from their homes since the conflict began in 2003. |
| "The schools have shut down and all the markets are closed," a resident told Reuters news agency, speaking on condition of anonymity. "People are worried." | "The schools have shut down and all the markets are closed," a resident told Reuters news agency, speaking on condition of anonymity. "People are worried." |
| Clashes reported | Clashes reported |
| The aid workers were relocated "as a result of increased Janjaweed presence in the town and armed movements in the area", said Radhia Achouri, spokeswoman for the UN mission in Sudan. | The aid workers were relocated "as a result of increased Janjaweed presence in the town and armed movements in the area", said Radhia Achouri, spokeswoman for the UN mission in Sudan. |
| Janjaweed militia and rebel fighters clashed in the town's market on Monday, leaving two SLM rebels dead, the Associated Press news agency said. | Janjaweed militia and rebel fighters clashed in the town's market on Monday, leaving two SLM rebels dead, the Associated Press news agency said. |
| href="/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/africa_enl_1165401879/html/1.stm" onClick="window.open('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/africa_enl_1165401879/html/1.stm', '1165401919', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=203,height=309,left=312,top=100'); return false;">See which parts of Darfur are too dangerous for aid workers. href="javascript: void window.open('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/africa_enl_1165401879/html/1.stm', '1165401919', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=203,height=309,left=312,top=100');" >Enlarge Map More than 300 humanitarian workers are based in the town, which is one of two key centres for Darfur's huge aid operation. | |
| Late on Tuesday night a UN plane flew 134 of them out. | Late on Tuesday night a UN plane flew 134 of them out. |
| Hundreds of thousands of people live in the town or in the camps that surround it, says the BBC's correspondent in Khartoum, Jonah Fisher. | Hundreds of thousands of people live in the town or in the camps that surround it, says the BBC's correspondent in Khartoum, Jonah Fisher. |
| Its airport is the key supply route used by Khartoum to arm and equip government forces, says our correspondent. | Its airport is the key supply route used by Khartoum to arm and equip government forces, says our correspondent. |
| An African Union statement said that the town was at risk of being attacked and that its headquarters there was a possible target. | An African Union statement said that the town was at risk of being attacked and that its headquarters there was a possible target. |
| The Sudanese government is still resisting pressure for the UN to take control of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur. | The Sudanese government is still resisting pressure for the UN to take control of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur. |
| The outgoing UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland, has said that one of his biggest regrets was that more was not done for Darfur in the early stages of the crisis. | The outgoing UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland, has said that one of his biggest regrets was that more was not done for Darfur in the early stages of the crisis. |
| "We're saving really the assets that we can at the moment, protecting the life of our own people," he said of the UN pullout from El Fasher. | "We're saving really the assets that we can at the moment, protecting the life of our own people," he said of the UN pullout from El Fasher. |
| "But we're not protecting the lives of the vulnerable women and children and there are four times more of them now than when we started in 2004." | "But we're not protecting the lives of the vulnerable women and children and there are four times more of them now than when we started in 2004." |