Wednesday the Sudanese government made it clear that ten international humanitarian organisation no longer had permission to stay in the country. This happened few hours after The International Criminal Court (ICC) in Haag issued an arrest warrant on the Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir.

- Our permission to operate in Sudan is now cancelled. That is a surprise and a disappointment. We will address an appeal to the Governement of Sudan and urge them to reverse this decision, said Elisabeth Rasmusson Secretary General in NRC.

NRC and the other humanitarian organisations have to leave the country within 24 hours. NRC’s international employees will leave the capital Khartoum and Kordofan by the end of the day. All assets of the NRC office in Karhoum are confiscated by the police.

- We want to stay in Sudan. We are doing an important work in the country. After the peace agreement in 2005, IDPs have begun their return to their homes. NRC is highly involved assisting the returnees to start a normal life. This process requires a lot of assistance, said Rasmusson.