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 UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. humanitarian chief said a "dramatic deterioration" of the situation in Sudan's Darfur region has left four million people in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.
Jan Egeland warned Wednesday that the country could face a major humanitarian disaster within weeks unless there was a true cease-fire and a renewed effort to reach a lasting peace.
More than 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million displaced since rebels from ethnic African tribes rose up against Sudan's Arab-led central government. The Khartoum government is accused of retaliating with the janjaweed militias of Arab nomads, and violence has only increased since the government and one rebel group signed a peace agreement in May.
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