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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - How many people have died in Darfur? Two years ago, the United Nations estimated 200,000. But the man who gave that figure now says it's far too low. Sudan has long said it's way too high.
A new mortality survey might settle the question, but the U.N. has no plans for one — it is too busy trying to help the living. Activist groups say Sudan's government doesn't want one.
Former U.N. humanitarian chief Jan Egeland told The Associated Press he has no doubt that tens of thousands more people have died since he made the 200,000 estimate in 2006. He cited a dramatic increase in the number of people affected by the conflict and a surge in fighting.
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