As western Sudan death toll mounts, UN finally takes action
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Nearly two months ago, the UN Security Council passed a US-sponsored, watered-down resolution threatening to &quot;consider action&quot; - a diplomatic euphemism for sanctions â-nless Sudan disarms government-backed Arab militias that have killed thousands of
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A U.N. envoy is expected to report enough progress by the Sudanese government in tackling the humanitarian crisis in the western Darfur region to satisfy the Security Council and avoid immediate U.N. sanctions, several U.N. diplomats said Tuesday.
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Violence and fear still ruled the lives of the displaced inhabitants of Sudanâs Darfur region as the United Nations deadline set for civilian protection and militia disarmament passed this week.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is urging the Security Council to act quickly to protect civilians in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region.
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The UN Security Council yesterday adopted a resolution threatening possible sanctions against Sudan and establishing a UN commission of inquiry to investigate atrocities in
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United Nations head Kofi Annan has urged the Security Council to take &quot;prompt action&quot; to stop intensifying violence in the Sudan&#39;s Darfur region.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on the U.N. Security Council Wednesday to urgently reassess its efforts to end nearly two-years of conflict and bloodshed in Sudan's western Darfur region, saying the current approach isn't working.
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GENEVA The World Health Organization says at least 70-thousand people have died in refugee camps in Sudan since March. The new WHO death toll estimate is 20-thousand higher than one it released last month.
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The number of people affected by conflict in the troubled western Sudanese region of Darfur rose to 1.8 million in August, of whom 1.45 million were internally displaced persons (IDPs), the United Nations said on Wednesday.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on the UN Security Council Wednesday to urgently reassess its efforts to end nearly two-years of conflict and bloodshed in Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region, saying the current approach isn&#39;t working.
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Refugee camps in Chad housing 200,000 Sudanese fleeing fighting in Darfur are near capacity and placing a huge burden on Sudan's impoverished western neighbor, the United Nations said Friday.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for urgent action Thursday to stop attacks on civilians in western Sudan, saying the government has failed to rein in militias.
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Reports of rape are still rife in Darfur, western Sudan, perpetrators of abuses act with impunity, and civilians are being pressured to return to insecure areas, a UN team said on Monday.
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UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary General Kofi Annan called on the UN Security Council yesterday to urgently reassess its efforts to end nearly two years of conflict and bloodshed in Sudan's western Darfur region, saying the current approach is not working.
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Sudan&#39;s government made no progress last month in stopping attacks on civilians or prosecuting those behind atrocities in its western Darfur region, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday.
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Up to 10,000 displaced people are dying in troubled Darfur each month from disease and violence, a UN agency says.
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LISTENING to the saber-rattling emanating from western countries that are angry about the humanitarian crisis in the western Sudan region of Darfur, one would conclude that strong international action is about to be carried out on behalf of the more than