First there is the search and rescue phase that is now ending. It is a cruel reality.

Many access roads are too dangerous for relief workers, preventing them from carrying out assessments or reaching people in need.

No amount of humanitarian assistance can protect people from being attacked.

We receive reports now on a daily basis from our own people on the ground in Darfur on widespread atrocities and grave violations of human rights against the civilian population.

In the Horn of Africa now, there are tens of thousands dying from the extreme vulnerability they are living in.

It's a cruel reality. But after a week, very few people survive.

First there is the search and rescue phase that is now ending. It is a cruel reality.