Full Coverage: Sudan
March 2006
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03/28/2006
A UN Security Council resolution on Darfur - where conditions continue to deteriorate - is a small step forward but is insufficient, a leading US African affairs group warned yesterday.
Read moreFrom: Africa Action |
03/28/2006
WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 27 (OneWorld) - Arab leaders must press Sudan's government to let the United Nations take charge of peacekeeping in Darfur, the oil-rich country's war-wrecked western region, Arab and Western human rights advocates said in advance of regional talks starting Tuesday.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Middle East] [International Cooperation] [Geopolitics] [Conflict] [Conflict Resolution] [Arms & Military] [Security] [United Nations] |
03/27/2006
Getting to an MSF health post in southern Sudan can be a challenge for the sick - there are few roads, many swamps and the constant threat from people in the villages en route.
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03/22/2006
The UN's top UN envoy to Sudan has called for a swift peace agreement to end the killings, rapes and other rights abuses in Darfur and a peacekeeping force large enough to cover the region and strong enough to deter any attack.
Read more* Darfur funding crisis threatens children * Health needs already start to dwarf the new peace accord From: United Nations |
03/21/2006
Ex-marine Brian Stiedle spent parts of three years in Sudan as ceasefire monitor and peacekeeper--he explains the causes of the conflict, what can be done, and what is being done.
Read moreFrom: In These Times Related: [United States] [Geopolitics] [Conflict] [Conflict Resolution] [Arms & Military] Image: Displaced Darfuri woman gathers grass to sell in the marketplace. © Refugees International
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03/17/2006
Repatriation of some of the hundreds of thousands of Sudanese who have fled the 20-year civil war was suspended after two gunmen attacked a UN refugee agency compound, killing a local guard and critically wounding an international staff member and another guard.
Read more* Darfur crisis and proxy Sudan and Chad war will destabilise a swathe of Africa * Darfur funding crisis threatens children's health and protection * Christian Aid condemns closure of humanitarian office in west Darfur From: United Nations |
03/17/2006
The Sudan Social Development Organisation has been forced to close its office in west Darfur, under as-yet unsigned legislation covering the activities of NGOs.
Read moreFrom: Christian Aid |
03/14/2006
A heart-breaking glimpse of the crisis in Darfur: watch Refugee International's 10-minute documentary.
Read more* Darfur's protection needs abandoned by international community From: Refugees International Image: On Our Watch: Refugees International documentary on Darfur
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03/13/2006
The African Union has extended the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region by six months, after which it will transfer the operation to the UN.
Read more* Foreign Office grants visa to top Sudan official despite UN sanctions From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [Africa] |
03/12/2006
The UN refugee agency is halving its spending in Sudan's Darfur region because of continuing violence.
Read more* SUDAN: AU discusses proposed transfer of peacekeepers to UN From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Related: [Refugees] [Conflict] [United Nations] Image: Displaced women on their way to collect firewood in the Douma area of Darfur. Soldiers from the African Union and the government escort them twice a week to collect wood, guarding against rape by janjaweed attackers. © UNHCR/H.Caux
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03/09/2006
Sudan's intelligence agencies continue to target activists, curtailing fundamental freedoms of expression and association, according to a UN independent human rights expert.
Read moreFrom: United Nations Related: [Activism] |
03/09/2006
More than a year after the Sudanese government and southern-based rebels signed the peace agreement that ended their 21-year war, Sudan’s ruling party has failed to undertake promised reforms that would help end human rights abuses, an international rights group charged yesterday.
Read more* Sudan’s intelligence apparatus targets activists – independent UN rights expert Related: [Human Rights] [Conflict Resolution] |
03/02/2006
Even if the U.N. votes soon to take over peacekeeping operations in Darfur, the transfer from African Union troops might not take place until next January, says Refugees International, calling on the international community--and especially the U.S.--to do more to support the peacekeepers there now.
Read moreFrom: Refugees International Related: [Geopolitics] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Security] [United Nations] Image: African Union Soldier in Darfur, Sudan © Refugees International
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03/02/2006
The UN is reportedly split on proposals to punish Sudanese officials and rebel leaders allegedly responsible for impeding peace efforts in Darfur, where International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has launched an investigation into war crimes.
Read more* Archbishop of Canterbury in Sudan Related: [Justice and Crime] |
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