U.S. says Sudan not doing enough for Darfur peace

Posted 2007-04-17, Scotsman Headlines

Photo: UN /Tim McKulka

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday Sudan was not doing enough to implement a peace accord in its conflict-torn Darfur region and urged Khartoum to allow a 17,000-20,000 strong U.N. peacekeeping force there. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said in the Chadian capital N'Djamena that... read full story

"In all three areas -- humanitarian, security and political -- the government of Sudan is not doing what it could to ensure the proper implementation of the DPA (Darfur Peace Agreement),"

Photo: Members of the Ambororo nomadic tribe in south Darfur waiting for transport and resettlement coordinated by the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) to the Blue Nile State. The International Organization for Migration is arranging transport for vulnerable members of the group and the World Food Programme is distributing medicines and food. (mb1)