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| Mass disarmament begins in Sudan | |
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| The world's biggest operation to demobilise soldiers and militias has started in Sudan, the UN says. | The world's biggest operation to demobilise soldiers and militias has started in Sudan, the UN says. |
| Some 180,000 men, women and children who fought in the civil war between north and south are to return to civilian life over the next four years. | Some 180,000 men, women and children who fought in the civil war between north and south are to return to civilian life over the next four years. |
| The demobilisation was agreed under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in 2005 to end the 21-year conflict. | The demobilisation was agreed under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in 2005 to end the 21-year conflict. |
| It was officially launched in Blue Nile State with the disarmament of 15 adults and is now to be rolled out elsewhere. | It was officially launched in Blue Nile State with the disarmament of 15 adults and is now to be rolled out elsewhere. |
| The BBC's Sudan correspondent, Amber Henshaw, says some critics have questioned whether there is sufficient political will to see the reintegrate ex-soldiers and militias through. | The BBC's Sudan correspondent, Amber Henshaw, says some critics have questioned whether there is sufficient political will to see the reintegrate ex-soldiers and militias through. |
| The north-south conflict cost an estimated 1.5 million lives and ended in the setting up of an autonomous secular government in the south. | The north-south conflict cost an estimated 1.5 million lives and ended in the setting up of an autonomous secular government in the south. |
| Politicians representing the north and south are now in a fragile power-sharing coalition government. | Politicians representing the north and south are now in a fragile power-sharing coalition government. |
| As part of the 2005 deal, nationwide elections are due to take place this year, to be followed in 2011 by a referendum on whether the south should secede. | As part of the 2005 deal, nationwide elections are due to take place this year, to be followed in 2011 by a referendum on whether the south should secede. |