| The United States is providing an additional $14 million in emergency support for humanitarian assistance in eastern Chad and the Darfur region of western Sudan. A statement on the aid was issued June 25 by Adam Ereli, deputy State Department spokesman, who said the United States has provided more than $110 million in support of the people of Darfur since the beginning of the crisis. He said that international relief effort is urgently needed on both sides of the border, where the situation remains dire. |