The rains have caused widespread displacement, with an estimated U.N.Humanitarian Spokeswoman Elizabeth Byrs says about 48,000 people are living in schools, churches and other public buildings.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

Mahecic says U.N.agencies plan other assessment missions to areas of displacement.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

Not least, that the U.N. had no power over the Sudanese government, but, for example, some of the female gate guards the U.N. employed were from the displacement camps.

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