1.   An emergency relief operation is already in progress in Southern Sudan.

2.   But the emergency relief operation, say the aid-agencies working among them, is in danger of passing them by.

3.   The Mango concept is based on the well-established RedR service which helps agencies to recruit engineers for disaster relief operations.

4.   There was widespread criticism that the relief operation was slow and badly organized.

5.   UN officials accused the government of obstructing relief operations in the south of the country.

6.   It was also reported that the International Committee of the Red Cross was forced to halt relief operations in mid-December because of disputes with the two sides.

7.   They warned, however, that relief operations were being seriously reduced by soaring fuel costs.

8.   Relief operations were being co-ordinated by the UN Disaster Relief Organization, with some assistance from intergovernmental organizations, including the International Organization for Migration.