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UN envoy sees Uganda rebel chief | |
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UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland is meeting Uganda rebel leader Joseph Kony as part of moves to bolster peace talks aimed at ending a 20-year insurgency. | |
The meeting with Mr Kony - who is wanted for alleged war crimes during the conflict - is taking place at a remote camp on the south Sudan border. | |
Mr Egeland has said he would only meet Mr Kony if he agreed to free children and wounded people his forces abducted. | |
Sudan has been hosting talks between Uganda government and rebel leaders. | |
Accompanied by senior Sudan officials, Mr Egeland went to a camp in the south early on Sunday where fighters belonging to the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) are gathered. | Accompanied by senior Sudan officials, Mr Egeland went to a camp in the south early on Sunday where fighters belonging to the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) are gathered. |
Joseph Kony - a self-proclaimed mystic in his forties - has led the LRA through 20 years of brutal civil war in northern Uganda. | Joseph Kony - a self-proclaimed mystic in his forties - has led the LRA through 20 years of brutal civil war in northern Uganda. |
Many Ugandans have fled their homes | Many Ugandans have fled their homes |
His fighters are accused of abducting children in northern Uganda and southern Sudan and driving more than 1.5 million people from their homes. | His fighters are accused of abducting children in northern Uganda and southern Sudan and driving more than 1.5 million people from their homes. |
Tens of thousands of people have also died in the conflict. | Tens of thousands of people have also died in the conflict. |
Mr Egeland previously described the situation as the most neglected humanitarian crisis in the world. | Mr Egeland previously described the situation as the most neglected humanitarian crisis in the world. |
Stalled progress | Stalled progress |
The rebel leader has refused to attend Sudan-hosted peace talks in the southern town of Juba in case he is arrested. | The rebel leader has refused to attend Sudan-hosted peace talks in the southern town of Juba in case he is arrested. |
The Ugandan government says it will not consider an amnesty for the rebels until a peace deal is reached. | The Ugandan government says it will not consider an amnesty for the rebels until a peace deal is reached. |
However, the past few months have seen progress stall, with arguments over ceasefire violations and whether LRA fighters are really gathering at two designated assembly points. | However, the past few months have seen progress stall, with arguments over ceasefire violations and whether LRA fighters are really gathering at two designated assembly points. |