ICRC resumes its work in Sudan

Khartoum-SudaneseOnline-The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Monday that it will resume its work officially in Sudan after was suspended by the Government in last February, stressing that (ICRC) works in any country through the Red Crescent in that State.
The head of the ICRC delegation in Sudan, Jean-Christophe Sandoz, revealed that they signed framework agreement with the Sudanese Red Crescent, describing the agreement between Sudan’s Government and the Red Cross as “satisfactory” for the two parties, declining to talk about the reasons for shutting down the Red Cross work in Sudan.
"The lifting of the suspension while the dialogue continues is a positive step," said Jean-Christophe Sandoz, head of the ICRC delegation in Sudan.
"It will allow us to resume our humanitarian work and our aid will again reach conflict- and violence-affected people. This is good news," he said.
Sudan called a halt to ICRC operations on February 1, accusing the neutral, Swiss-based aid organization of violating guidelines for working in the war-torn country.
Specifically, Khartoum said that the ICRC had failed in some cases to work via the Sudanese Red Crescent Society. The ICRC had only cited "technical issues" as the reason for the suspension.

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