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Scourge of War in the Sudan
Said Robin Winter, director of the U.S. Committee for Refugees: "This is greater than the combined toll of civilian deaths in Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda and a number of other places ... But the international community seems not to be interested."
The state of apathy exists partially because the Sudan government has had some success sealing off the country from the prying eyes of journalists and aid agencies. (Source: The Los Angeles Times.)