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Wednesday, January 4, 2006 - 02:00
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Development [2]
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236 [3]
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A new report by UNICEF details the impact of conflict on children’s lives in Darfur, almost three years after the violence began. The key findings of the report are: the economy of Darfur is in steep decline, creating and reinforcing a reliance on humanitarian aid; as a result, conditions are worsening for children who live in areas outside the camps, in communities hitherto not directly affected by the fighting; low-level violence continues unabated almost daily, creating a climate of fear a...read more [4]

A new report by UNICEF details the impact of conflict on children’s lives in Darfur, almost three years after the violence began. The key findings of the report are: the economy of Darfur is in steep decline, creating and reinforcing a reliance on humanitarian aid; as a result, conditions are worsening for children who live in areas outside the camps, in communities hitherto not directly affected by the fighting; low-level violence continues unabated almost daily, creating a climate of fear and further crippling core economic activities; Darfur has become “ghettoed,” with groups from all tribes afraid to move beyond their immediate environments.

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Governance [5]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/development/31028 [6]

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