UN suspends its aids to southern Sudan

The UN has stopped its aids for 30,000 persons to the south of Sudan following missile launching incident against its employees in a camp for humanitarian aid in the area, but did not result in casualties.

In a statement, the UN explained that "the follow up activities due to be in the areas of food security, health, agriculture, cattle and waters were suspended for indefinite time," in several area.

The deputy chairman of the UN for humanitarian affairs in Sudan deplored the "deliberate, continued and direct attack against the relief employees." The UN accused militias armed with riffles, guns and shelling of attacking the position which resulted in launching an counter attack by the rebels of the southern rebels.

No casualties were reported from the attack which took place yesterday early morning, but the UN said it will freeze any other aid for the region including an anti children polio vaccine due to be later this year.The relief employees were in a four-day mission to transfer blankets, utensils and soaps for more 13500 persons who were damaged as a result of the war.