A.U. urged warring parties to respect humanitarian law

Three days after a deadly attack on a humanitarian convoy that claimed five lives, the UN and African Union called on all parties involved in Sudan’s conflict to adhere to international humanitarian law. The nation remains deeply divided, with the regular army controlling much of the central, northern, and eastern regions, while the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces dominate nearly all of Darfur and parts of the south. This protracted conflict, now stretching beyond two years, has displaced 13 million people and triggered what human rights organizations describe as the largest hunger and displacement crisis in the world. Matthew-Mary Caruchet reports.