'Systematic denial'

Most people probably have no idea that a war is currently being waged in Sudan.... much less that international aid workers have been denied access to its victims. The situation sounds worse than in Haiti, however in this case the uprising involves Islamic fundamentalist militias.

Continued fighting in Sudan's Darfur region, is denying aid agencies access to victims of the conflict, a member of the European parliament has said. Richard Howitt, said only 15% of the victims of the war have access to humanitarian aid in the region. Mr Howitt a British member of the European Union delegation that toured the area in western Sudan told the BBC that the area is still unsafe. More than 600,000 have fled clashes, with some 100,000 crossing into Chad.

An update on this later.