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"Mr President, I was a member of last week's delegation to Darfur and I want to focus on the humanitarian situation there.
As a result of brutal attacks by the government of Sudan and its allied militia, a quarter of the population of Darfur had fled their homes in terror. Two hundred thousand had crossed over the border into Chad and 1 200 000 are internally displaced within Sudan. Humanitarian access has improved as the Council stated but we were told that one in three is still cut off from assistance because of the rains and the lack of capacity, and because of ongoing clashes between government and rebel forces. This adds up to a situation of enormous fragility. All displaced persons need access to humanitarian aid and they will need it for at least another 18 months because they have not been able to grow crops this year. The worst possible scenario would be for humanitarian assistance to be cut off by renewed fighting or political obstacles. That would leave 1.2 million people facing starvation.
When the delegation visited Darfur, all the people we spoke to in the camps told us the same thing: they wished to return to their homes but they were terrified of further attacks. There will be no end to the humanitarian crisis in Darfur until people feel safe to return home. That will only happen if there are no more violations of the ceasefire, and if there is a comprehensive political solution to the conflict.
I should like to make a plea that in our discussions we do not get too bogged down on issues such as whether this is or is not genocide in Darfur. Let us concentrate on the actions that this Parliament can take to support the African Union ceasefire monitors and the peace negotiations. If we fail to be practical in this crisis, then we will let down more than one million Sudanese people who are dependent upon us for their survival."@en1
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