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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has described Sudan's decision to allow 3,000 UN troops into Darfur as "a very positive sign". | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has described Sudan's decision to allow 3,000 UN troops into Darfur as "a very positive sign". |
The UN contingent will provide support for 7,000 struggling African Union troops there. | The UN contingent will provide support for 7,000 struggling African Union troops there. |
Sudan's apparent change of heart comes after months of international pressure to accept UN peacekeepers. | Sudan's apparent change of heart comes after months of international pressure to accept UN peacekeepers. |
But Khartoum is yet to agree to the deployment of a much-larger AU force of 20,000 troops proposed by the UN. | But Khartoum is yet to agree to the deployment of a much-larger AU force of 20,000 troops proposed by the UN. |
The four-year Darfur conflict between rebels and pro-government Arab militia has seen more than 200,000 deaths and at least 2.4 million displaced. | The four-year Darfur conflict between rebels and pro-government Arab militia has seen more than 200,000 deaths and at least 2.4 million displaced. |
Oxfam appeal | Oxfam appeal |
Mr Ban said the UN and the AU would "intend to move quickly to prepare for the deployment of the heavy support package" for the AU troops. | Mr Ban said the UN and the AU would "intend to move quickly to prepare for the deployment of the heavy support package" for the AU troops. |
UN DARFUR PLAN Phase 1 - UN financial backing for AU mission Phase 2 - UN sends logistical and military support Phase 3 - UN takes joint command of hybrid force | UN DARFUR PLAN Phase 1 - UN financial backing for AU mission Phase 2 - UN sends logistical and military support Phase 3 - UN takes joint command of hybrid force |
He was referring to the second phase of a UN plan which envisages that UN attack helicopters and armoured personnel carriers would also be deployed to help the AU troops. | |
Earlier on Monday, Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol said that Khartoum had fully accepted the second phase of the plan. | Earlier on Monday, Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol said that Khartoum had fully accepted the second phase of the plan. |
British aid agency Oxfam has launched an appeal for humanitarian aid for the Darfur region. | British aid agency Oxfam has launched an appeal for humanitarian aid for the Darfur region. |
Oxfam says it needs £5m ($10m) to help displaced people in the region who continue to flee from violence. | Oxfam says it needs £5m ($10m) to help displaced people in the region who continue to flee from violence. |
"This is the greatest concentration of human suffering in the world and an outrage that affronts the world's moral values," Penny Lawrence, Oxfam's international director said after a tour of Darfur. | "This is the greatest concentration of human suffering in the world and an outrage that affronts the world's moral values," Penny Lawrence, Oxfam's international director said after a tour of Darfur. |
The international aid agency is currently providing clean water, health and sanitation services to more than 500,000 people in Darfur and eastern Chad. | The international aid agency is currently providing clean water, health and sanitation services to more than 500,000 people in Darfur and eastern Chad. |
"Nearly one million people are not getting any aid at all and in some areas the aid effort is under threat due to increasing insecurity," an Oxfam statement said. | "Nearly one million people are not getting any aid at all and in some areas the aid effort is under threat due to increasing insecurity," an Oxfam statement said. |
Visiting US official John Negroponte had also warned Sudan of isolation if it failed to stop harassment of humanitarian workers and rejected the deployment of UN peacekeepers in the war-torn region. | Visiting US official John Negroponte had also warned Sudan of isolation if it failed to stop harassment of humanitarian workers and rejected the deployment of UN peacekeepers in the war-torn region. |
"The denial of visas and harassment of aid workers has created the impression that the government of Sudan is engaged in a deliberate campaign of intimidation," he said at the end of his tour of Sudan. | "The denial of visas and harassment of aid workers has created the impression that the government of Sudan is engaged in a deliberate campaign of intimidation," he said at the end of his tour of Sudan. |
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