Humanitarian Issues in Darfur, Sudan

Author(s)
Macrae, J. and Harvey, P.
Publication language
English
Pages
4pp
Date published
01 Apr 2004
Publisher
HPG
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Disaster preparedness, resilience and risk reduction, Needs assessment, Urban
Countries
Sudan, South Sudan
Organisations
Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG)

This briefing note from the Humanitarian Policy Group at the ODI provides a short summary of some of the issues affecting people in Darfur, Sudan. These include issues of law and principles, breakdown of governance and poor performance within the international aid community. The report conludes with a number of suggestions for future actions that must be taken to help resolve the ongoing humanitarian crisis.