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| Envoys push Darfur peace process | Envoys push Darfur peace process |
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| Envoys from the United Nations and the African Union are visiting Sudan on a joint mission to re-energise the peace process for Darfur. | Envoys from the United Nations and the African Union are visiting Sudan on a joint mission to re-energise the peace process for Darfur. |
| Jan Eliasson and Salim Ahmed Salim also want to secure Khartoum's permission for the deployment of UN troops. | Jan Eliasson and Salim Ahmed Salim also want to secure Khartoum's permission for the deployment of UN troops. |
| Despite a peace agreement and numerous ceasefires the conflict in Sudan's far west shows little sign of ending. | Despite a peace agreement and numerous ceasefires the conflict in Sudan's far west shows little sign of ending. |
| More than 200,000 people have been killed and more than two million made homeless since war broke out in 2003. | More than 200,000 people have been killed and more than two million made homeless since war broke out in 2003. |
| The crisis in Darfur has brought numerous politicians, troubleshooters and envoys to Sudan. | The crisis in Darfur has brought numerous politicians, troubleshooters and envoys to Sudan. |
| For all their optimistic statements about progress made and agreements signed, little has changed on the ground. | For all their optimistic statements about progress made and agreements signed, little has changed on the ground. |
| Sudanese delays | Sudanese delays |
| More than two million Darfuris remain in camps around major towns while in the countryside violence continues. | |
| Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir says he wants to bomb the rebels to the negotiating table. | Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir says he wants to bomb the rebels to the negotiating table. |
| AU to tackle tough agenda Profile: African Union | AU to tackle tough agenda Profile: African Union |
| Attempts to deploy a joint AU-UN peacekeeping force have been mired in Sudanese reservations and delays. | Attempts to deploy a joint AU-UN peacekeeping force have been mired in Sudanese reservations and delays. |
| Jan Eliasson, the UN envoy to Darfur and Salim Ahmed Salim, his African Union counterpart, are expected to meet with government officials in Khartoum before travelling on to Darfur. | Jan Eliasson, the UN envoy to Darfur and Salim Ahmed Salim, his African Union counterpart, are expected to meet with government officials in Khartoum before travelling on to Darfur. |
| There they will meet some of Darfur's many rebel factions and urge them to form a united position ahead of possible talks with the Sudanese government. | There they will meet some of Darfur's many rebel factions and urge them to form a united position ahead of possible talks with the Sudanese government. |
| Darfur's aid effort is the biggest in the world but agencies say that increasing violence and attacks on humanitarian workers have brought the huge operation to the verge of collapse. | Darfur's aid effort is the biggest in the world but agencies say that increasing violence and attacks on humanitarian workers have brought the huge operation to the verge of collapse. |
| The Sudanese government says the security situation in Darfur is improving but it is refusing to give journalists permission to travel to the region. | The Sudanese government says the security situation in Darfur is improving but it is refusing to give journalists permission to travel to the region. |