U.N. Chief: Darfur Is in 'Free Fall'

Associated Press December 5, 2006 10:19 PM

The conflict in Darfur has spread to two neighboring countries and is now in ''free fall'' with six million people facing the prospect of going without food or protection, the outgoing U.N. humanitarian chief said Tuesday.

Jan Egeland, who steps down on Dec. 12, told The Associated Press in an interview that one of the most difficult problems he has faced was convincing countries of the dire situation in the western region of Sudan.

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