Sudan preventing food, health care from reaching Darfur, aid group says

By Rebecca Hamilton

The Sudanese government is preventing aid organizations from delivering food and health services to hundreds of thousands of people in the conflict-ridden Darfur region of the country, according to Catholic Relief Services, one of the largest remaining groups there.

The crackdown has left displaced populations at risk of disease and malnutrition as the government increases military operations in the area.

"400,000 people in West Darfur are not receiving food rations...

Now we have reached the point that the situation is dire...

People are hungry."