Sudan: UN civilian protection officials voice alarm over violence in Abyei

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Displaced people fleeing fighting in Abyei, in Agok, Sudan16 March 2011 – Two United Nations civilian protection officials today voiced grave concern over rising tension in the disputed Sudanese territory of Abyei, where recent clashes between rival communities have claimed the lives of more than 100 people and caused the displacement of at least 20,000 others. The Secretary-General’s Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect, Francis Deng and Edward Luck, said in a joint statement that there are…

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Sudan: UN civilian protection officials voice alarm over violence in Abyei

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