The charred remains of huts after an attack by Janjaweed militias in
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The charred remains of huts after an attack by Janjaweed militias in
The charred remains of huts after an attack by Janjaweed militias in Sudan's northern Darfur village of Bandago on April 29, 2004. Sudanese workers carry packages of wheat from USAID in the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) controlled village of Deesa, north of al-Fasher, Darfur, Sudan, Aug. 30, 2004, in this picture released by the World Food Programme (WFP). Founders of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream protesting in front of Sudan's embassy, in Washington. They were demanding stronger international action against Arab militias & their brutal campaign to drive out black African farmers. Children attend a make-shift school in refugee camp on the border of Chad and Sudan during a visit by American college students to document the situation in Darfur. (Credit: www.StandNow.org) Graves of inhabitants of an IDP camp who have died of injuries from Sudanese government militias, disease, or malnutrition. (Photo Credit: American Jewish World Service) Truck taking internally displaced persons from their town. They are part of the million & a half Sudanese fleeing their villages to seek assistance and protection. They are fortunate to escape with some of their belongings. (Photo credit: USAID) Children displaced from their homes in Darfur. (Credit: International Rescue Committee) Due to limited humanitarian access (as a result of governmental restrictions, logistical challenges, and ongoing fighting), over 6,000 people die each month. (Photo Credit: International Rescue Committee) Children wait in a long line. Makeshift homes of some who fled from the violence to (Credit: International Rescue Committee) neighboring Chad. The international community regards Darfur as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. An estimated 2 million people have been displaced from their homes by the government of Sudan and the allied “Janjaweed” militias in the region. As many as 400,000 people have been killed in Darfur – most of them black Africans.