Full Coverage: Sudan

24.05.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24 (OneWorld) - U.S. political celebrities and activists demanded Tuesday that the White House ''take specific steps to stop the genocide in Darfur'' and warned that inaction could push the death toll in the war-wrecked Sudanese region past one million people by the end of this year.

24.05.2005 The health personnel of Doctors Without Borders, who have been working in Darfur since January 2004, bring us glimpses into the life and conditions of the people they encountered there. The first of this week's five-part series features the stories of women and girl victims of sexual violence. Check back each day for new insights about life in Darfur.

15.05.2005 Sudanese ex-boy-soldier-turned-pop-singer Emmanuel Jal hits Britain. Daniel Nelson gets the lowdown and reports on Just Peace, a Sudan Coalition film to be released this June.

12.05.2005 Global Giving connects individuals who want to help with projects on the ground that need funding. The new Darfur portal offers a range of opportunities to support projects keeping Darfurians safe and helping to rebuild their lives.

09.05.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9 (OneWorld) - A leading rights watchdog has urged the African Union (AU) to hasten and enlarge its deployment of peacekeepers to Sudan's war-blighted Darfur region amid warnings the humanitarian situation there is worsening.

09.05.2005 One of Sudan's two deadly conflicts may be close to ending this week as officials said they expect to finalize a comprehensive peace agreement within a few days. The deal would cover national power-sharing arrangements and administration of territories while imposing a permanent ceasefire after 21 years of fighting.

09.05.2005 The downside of this year's incredible outpouring of generosity to the tsunami-affected countries and Sudan is beginning to emerge. Funding for other emergencies around the world is only 9% of what's needed, warns Refugees International.

06.05.2005 A survey of camps for displaced persons in Darfur concludes that aid agencies may be neglecting older people in provision of food and shelter.

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Displaced in Darfur © Peter Casaer

This Gates Foundation grant to Lutheran World Relief (LWR) will directly and indirectly benefit an estimated 40,000 people in Sudan to return home and rebuild their lives.

03.05.2005 The North-South peace agreement for Sudan signed in January is historic by any standards, as it brings to an end 21 years of bloody conflict. But as war still rages in Darfur, why is this agreement significant? How will it affect Darfur and what can be done to make sure it holds? As UN peacekeepers are arriving in the country, Care answers all these questions and more.

02.05.2005 Considered by many the most dangerous place in the world, it is hard to get a reliable picture of the war going on in Darfur right now. But with anywhere from 50,000 to 400,000 already dead and the devastation continuing, the world must understand the situation if it is to take any meaningful action to support the millions of civilians still caught up in the fighting. Abderrahim Sabir just returned from a seven-month mission to Darfur.