In a statement through his spokesman, UN Secretary
General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday that he was deeply concerned over the security of humanitarian personnel and facilities belonging to Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS).
He said that he was particularly alarmed at an incident on
Monday, when 18 bombs were dropped near UN facilities at Mapel, 60 kms southwest of Wau, in Bahr El Ghazal state.
A UN aircraft, that had been cleared by the government
of Sudan to undertake its flight, was on the airstrip at
Mapel at the time of the bombing, spokesman Manoel De Almeida De Silva said.
He said that the incident took place despite assurances from the government of Sudan that bombings of locations used by UN/OLS would not reoccur.
In light of these developments, all OLS relief flights
have been temporarily suspended, pending a security
assessment, He said.
In his statement, Annan called on both the government and the SPLM to reinforce the security of humanitarian workers and civilians.
Report : Zeenext Bureau
