Sudan to Close Refugee Camps

The government of Sudan plans to close down camps for the displaced population in the war-torn region of Darfur in 2010.

Humanitarian Aid Commissioner, Hasabu Abdel-Rahman, points out that some 20 000 housing units are being constructed to accommodate the homeless in the towns of El-Fasher, El-Geneina and Nyala.

Abdel-Rahman says the displaced people will have the choice of returning to their village if they do not want to move to the new housing complexes.

Meanwhile, the United Nations says up to 300 000 people have died and 2.7 million fled their homes since ethnic minority rebels in the region first rose up against the Arab-dominated government in Khartoum in February 2003.

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