Today marks a special day of prayer for Sudan. This year marks ten years since the start of the conflict in Darfur in western Sudan. For nine of those ten years Tearfund has been operating on the ground in the region. The Christian charity has been helping people to generate their own livelihoods by improving nutrition, food security, water and sanitation; promoting hygiene; supporting vulnerable groups and responding to emergency needs.
Sarah Pickford from the Christian charity told Premier's News Hour how people can pray:
According to figures released by the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in December 2012, Darfur still has humanitarian needs. There are approximately 3.5 million people receiving food aid, including some 1.4 million displaced people registered in camps.
Many of these people have been living in camps for years.