Christmas is a time for hope so it is even more upsetting to hear about this latest act of barbarism at this time.

On behalf of Save the Children Volunteers in the North West of England I would like to express our sadness and condolences to the friends and family of Abhakar el Tayeb, a pharmacist, and mechanic Yacoub Abdelnabi Ahmed who were murdered in an attack on a humanitarian convoy a few days ago.

The knock on effect of this latest atrocity is that Save the Children UK has had to take the painful decision to temporarily suspend its operations in the Darfur region of Sudan.
When will the UN and other nations force the waring parties to adhere to the agreed cease-fire?!

To read more about the background to these killings click here to read the press release on the Save the Children UK website or click here to read a statement regarding the withdrawal of Save the Children from Darfur by Mike Aaronson, Director-General of Save the Children UK