Brussels, 09/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - On 8 March, the Portuguese Presidency put out the following statement on behalf of the EU.
"The European Union expresses its grave concern at the conditions imposed by the SPLM/SRRA on NGOs working in southern Sudan which have led to the withdrawal of many of those organisations. The European Union, one of the largest donors of humanitarian aid to the areas controlled by the SPLM/SRRA, is particularly worried by the consequences of this situation,...