The World Food Program temporarily halted all operations in Sudan after three staff members were killed and two others were injured as the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces clashed.
WFP's new executive director, Cindy McCain, said on Sunday she was "appalled and heartbroken" by the three deaths a day earlier as a result of violence in North Darfur, and that due to the "evolving security situation, we are forced to temporarily halt all operations in Sudan."