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JUBA Tuesday, May 06, 2008 (IRIN) - Sudanese officials and representatives of donor nations opened a major conference in Norway on 5 May, amid warnings that the provisions of a three-year-old peace accord had fallen dangerously behind schedule.
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KHARTOUM Tuesday, May 06, 2008 (IRIN) - Days after the UN and African Union condemned as unacceptable the bombings of villages and markets in Darfur by Sudanese government planes, at least 13 people were reported killed in an attack on a primary school and market in North Darfur state.
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EL OBIED Tuesday, May 06, 2008 (IRIN) - The days are hot and long in Sudan's arid Northern Kordofan State, between North Darfur and Khartoum, where the farmers say droughts have become more intense and frequent in the past few decades as they sip hot chai in Gereigikh village, about 100km northeast of the state capital, El Obied.
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SUDAN: Peace deal in "critical phase" as donors meet

SUDAN: Bombings in Darfur cast doubt on resolving crisis

SUDAN: Of rats, stars and climate change

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WESTERN BAHAR EL GHAZAL STATE
- State Capital: Wau
- Population: 220,000
- Food Security: Pockets of food insecurity
- Water Points: 97
- Health Facilities: 38
- Primary Schools: 36
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NORTHERN BAHAR EL GHAZAL STATE
- State Capital: Aweil
- Population: 1,200,000
- Food Security: Highly food insecure
- Water Points: 227
- Health Facilities: 42
- Primary Schools: 223
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WARAB STATE
- State Capital: Warrap
- Population: 1,700,000
- Food Security: Food insecure
- Water Points: 126
- Health Facilities: 64
- Primary Schools: 277
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LAKES STATE
- State Capital: Rumbek
- Population: 880,000
- Food Security: Pockets of food insecurity
- Water Points: 499
- Health Facilities: 56
- Primary Schools: 205
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UNITY STATE
- State Capital: Bentiu
- Population: 660,000
- Food Security: Pockets of food insecurity
- Water Points: 143
- Health Facilities: 40
- Primary Schools: 139
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SOUTHERN KORDOFAN STATE
- State Capital: Kadugli
- Population: 2,310,000
- Food Security: Food secure
- Water Points: 156
- Health Facilities: 49
- Primary Schools: 153
- Number of IDPs: 80,000
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SOUTHERN DARFUR STATE
- State Capital: Nyala
- Population: 2,960,000
- Health Facilities: 323
- Primary Schools: 1,298
- Number of IDPs: 667,000
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WESTERN EQUATORIA STATE
- State Capital: Yambio
- Population: 740,000
- Food Security: Food secure
- Water Points: 615
- Health Facilities: 177
- Primary Schools: 299
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CENTRAL EQUATORIA STATE
- State Capital: Juba
- Population: 560,000
- Food Security: Pockets of food insecurity
- Water Points: 352
- Health Facilities: 113
- Primary Schools: 230
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EASTERN EQUATORIA STATE
- State Capital: Kapoeta
- Population: 730,000
- Food Security: Pockets of food insecurity
- Water Points: 389
- Health Facilities: 91
- Primary Schools: 118
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JONGLEI STATE
- State Capital: Bor
- Population: 1,230,000
- Food Security: Pockets of food insecurity
- Water Points: 270
- Health Facilities: 100
- Primary Schools: 288
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UPPER NILE STATE
- State Capital: Malakal
- Population: 620,000
- Food Security: Pockets of food insecurity
- Water Points: 68
- Health Facilities: 38
- Primary Schools: 163
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BLUE NILE STATE
- State Capital: Ed Damazin
- Population: 800,000
- Food Security: Food secure
- Health Facilities: 176
- Primary Schools: 187
- Number of IDPs: 165,000
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SENNAR STATE
- State Capital: Sinja
- Population: 1,240,000
- Health Facilities: 142
- Primary Schools: 559
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WHITE NILE STATE
- State Capital: Rabak
- Population: 1,740,000
- Food Security: Food secure
- Health Facilities: 150
- Primary Schools: 800
- Number of IDPs: 72,000
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GEZIRA STATE
- State Capital: Wad Madani
- Population: 3,590,000
- Food Security: Food secure
- Health Facilities: 299
- Primary Schools: 2,024
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GEDAREF STATE
- State Capital: Gedaref
- Population: 1,570,000
- Health Facilities: 114
- Primary Schools: 608
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WESTERN DARFUR STATE
- State Capital: El Geneina
- Population: 1,660,000
- Health Facilities: 142
- Primary Schools: 753
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NORTHERN KORDOFAN STATE
- State Capital: El Obeid
- Population: 1,530,000
- Health Facilities: 340
- Primary Schools: 1,121
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KHARTOUM STATE
- State Capital: Khartoum
- Population: 6,000,000
- Food Security: Food secure
- Health Facilities: 185
- Primary Schools: 1,736
- Number of IDPs: 2,071,000
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RIVER NILE STATE
- State Capital: El Damar
- Population: 940,000
- Health Facilities: 185
- Primary Schools: 567
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KASSALA STATE
- State Capital: Kassala
- Population: 1,550,000
- Health Facilities: 143
- Primary Schools: 473
- Number of IDPs: 63,000
- Number of refugees: 78,000
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Red SEA STATE
- State Capital: Port Sudan
- Population: 730,000
- Health Facilities: 193
- Primary Schools: 403
- Number of IDPs: 70,000
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NORTHERN DARFUR STATE
- State Capital: El Fashir
- Population: 1,600,000
- Health Facilities: 249
- Primary Schools: 844
- Number of IDPs: 409,000
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NORTHERN STATE
- State Capital: Dongola
- Population: 610,000
- Health Facilities: 127
- Primary Schools: 445
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