Brussels, 26/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - On 25 February, the Irish Presidency made the following statement on the situation in Darfur (Sudan) on behalf of the European Union:
"The EU wishes to express its serious concern at the situation in the Darfur region of western Sudan. The scale of the humanitarian crisis continues to escalate, with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) estimated to be in excess of 700,000 requiring urgent humanitarian assistance. The EU calls on the Government of Sudan...