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بيان سوزان رايس حول تدمير الحكومة السودانية لمدرسة في جنوب كردفان
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USUN PRESS RELEASE #023
February 2, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on the School Bombing in Southern Kordofan, February 2, 2012
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I am outraged by the Sudan Armed Forces’ heinous bombing yesterday of a school run by Samaritan’s Purse in the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan. It was the first day of school, and the campus was full of students, teachers, and families. While miraculously no one was killed, this attack—involving eight bombs dropped from the air—underscores the viciousness of Sudan’s ongoing military campaign in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states. This conflict is now affecting more than 500,000 people and, if Sudan continues to deny access to international humanitarian aid while continuing its military operations, the situation in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile will reach Stage 4 of a humanitarian emergency, one step short of full-scale famine, by March. The United States calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities and full, immediate, unconditional access for the United Nations and international humanitarian organizations to all populations in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile. ###
Peggy Kerry
NGO Liaison United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy 799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 212-415-4054 www.usun.state.gov Follow us on and This email is
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Re: بيان سوزان رايس حول تدمير الحكومة السودانية لمدرسة في جنوب كردفان (Re: عبدالمجيد صالح)
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201202030046.html
Sudan: Statement by the Press Secretary on Aerial Bombardments in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States 2 FEBRUARY 2012 PRESS RELEASE
Washington, DC — The United States strongly condemns the bombing by the Sudanese Armed Forces of civilian populations in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States in Sudan. Aerial attacks on civilian targets are unjustified and unacceptable. Such attacks are a violation of international law and compound the ongoing crisis in these areas.
We continue to be deeply concerned by the ongoing fighting and lack of humanitarian access in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States in Sudan, which is causing tremendous human suffering, death, and displacement.
In particular, we urge the Sudanese government to grant immediate and unconditional humanitarian access to civilian populations in need in these areas. More than 500,000 people are affected by this conflict, and without humanitarian access by March, the situation in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile will reach Stage 4 of a humanitarian emergency, one step short of full-scale famine. We believe that this conflict can only be resolved by dialogue, not through violence, and we encourage all parties to negotiate a peaceful settlement.
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