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Brown and Sarkozy in Darfur vow | Brown and Sarkozy in Darfur vow |
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Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have called for intense action to secure a ceasefire in Darfur. | Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have called for intense action to secure a ceasefire in Darfur. |
The prime minister and Mr Sarkozy wrote a joint article which appears in the Times and French newspaper Le Monde. | The prime minister and Mr Sarkozy wrote a joint article which appears in the Times and French newspaper Le Monde. |
They commit "as leaders to redouble our efforts to make further progress" in the war-torn region of Sudan. | They commit "as leaders to redouble our efforts to make further progress" in the war-torn region of Sudan. |
A month ago the UN Security Council voted to send peacekeepers to the area where at least 200,000 people are thought to have died since 2003. | A month ago the UN Security Council voted to send peacekeepers to the area where at least 200,000 people are thought to have died since 2003. |
Policy priority | Policy priority |
Mr Brown and Mr Sarkozy say the UN-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission should be the starting point for efforts to bring peace to the region. | Mr Brown and Mr Sarkozy say the UN-African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission should be the starting point for efforts to bring peace to the region. |
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With more than two million people displaced and the fighting continuing, intense international action is needed to secure a ceasefire, they add. | With more than two million people displaced and the fighting continuing, intense international action is needed to secure a ceasefire, they add. |
Mr Brown has made Darfur a foreign policy priority, and the UN agreement authorising the deployment of up to 26,000 peacekeeping troops was the result of a joint British-French resolution. | Mr Brown has made Darfur a foreign policy priority, and the UN agreement authorising the deployment of up to 26,000 peacekeeping troops was the result of a joint British-French resolution. |
The two leaders urge the government of Sudan and rebel leaders to engage fully in talks. | The two leaders urge the government of Sudan and rebel leaders to engage fully in talks. |
They warn they will work for further sanctions against those who continue to fight or obstruct efforts to find a political solution. | They warn they will work for further sanctions against those who continue to fight or obstruct efforts to find a political solution. |
"The pain of the people of Darfur demands quick and decisive action from the international community", they write. | "The pain of the people of Darfur demands quick and decisive action from the international community", they write. |
African troops | African troops |
BBC political correspondent Carole Walker said the two leaders set out from their first meeting to make Darfur a priority. | BBC political correspondent Carole Walker said the two leaders set out from their first meeting to make Darfur a priority. |
The UN resolution will allow peacekeepers to use force to defend civilians and aid workers in Darfur from attack, with the first troops arriving in October. | The UN resolution will allow peacekeepers to use force to defend civilians and aid workers in Darfur from attack, with the first troops arriving in October. |
AU chairman Alpha Oumar Konare has said enough African troops have been promised for the force that no resources from outside the continent will be needed. | AU chairman Alpha Oumar Konare has said enough African troops have been promised for the force that no resources from outside the continent will be needed. |
The UN had expected to call on Asian troops, and there have been pledges of forces from Indonesia, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. | The UN had expected to call on Asian troops, and there have been pledges of forces from Indonesia, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. |
The mission, to be known as Unamid - the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur - is expected to cost up to $2bn (£1.1bn) a year. | The mission, to be known as Unamid - the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur - is expected to cost up to $2bn (£1.1bn) a year. |
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