In Darfur, the UN’s top humanitarian official is warning of an ongoing crisis. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes says he saw a mixed picture on a four-day visit.

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes: “The picture is very mixed in different parts of Darfur. There may be areas of Darfur where the situation is improving, and there are other areas of Darfur where there has been recent violence and where the situation may be less good. And that’s the point I was making. And also the point I was making is that when we asked the IDP whether it’s safe for them to return, most of them — and this includes the ones I saw yesterday — say, 'No, it is not safe for us to return.' So that’s a very important part of that discussion.”