Sudan hindering humanitarian assistance

The United States is "greatly concerned" over the government of Sudan's closure of the Sudan Social Development Organization (SUDO) offices in several locations, together with its health clinic and food distribution center in the western region of Darfur, US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in a statement released March 20 The government of Sudan also has frozen that organization's local bank accounts.

McCormack said the United States "will continue to work with the international community and nongovernmental organizations to support the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the people of Sudan." He said the United States is especially concerned that the flow of international aid to the displaced people of Darfur be unimpeded.