Annan: Darfur settlement possible by year end
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A peace agreement for Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region may be possible by year end after Khartoum signed a separate deal with southern rebels, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said.
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A quick peace deal for Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region may be possible after a separate agreement was reached between Khartoum and southern Sudanese rebels, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said.
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Sunday's agreement may end the north-south civil war, but the humanitarian crisis continues in the Darfur region.
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Sudan&#39;s government is likely to grant some autonomy to the violence-wracked Darfur region, but the rebels should help to end the world&#39;s worst humanitarian crisis, UN High Commissioner for Refu-gees Ruud Lubbers said.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that violence escalated in Sudan&#39;s western region of Darfur in October and that there are strong indications of war crimes &quot;on a large and systematic scale.
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The deal could end one of Africa's longest-running civil wars, even as the conflict in the western deserts of Darfur continued.
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ABU SHOUK CAMP, Sudan  - Darfuris who have waited almost five years in miserable camps have high expectations for a joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force due to deploy by the end of the year.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called for help to stop killings in Darfur.
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ABUJA : Sudan will ignore a UN Security Council deadline to end militia attacks in Darfur by the end of the month and instead resolve the crisis through African Union peace talks, Khartoum&#39;s chief negotiator said.
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AL-FASHER, Sudan  - Sudan, awaiting word on whether it will be sanctioned by the international community, hopes for a "reasonable decision" from the UN Security Council, the foreign minister said Monday, the UN-imposed deadline for quelling violence in its western Darfur provinces.
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The head of one of Darfur's main rebel groups said he is willing to call a cease-fire if Sudan's government stops attacks on civilians in the war-torn region and agrees to renegotiate a peace deal &#151; but warned of a new offensive if it fails to do so.
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3 September 2004 - Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the international presence in Sudan&#39;s war-torn Darfur region must be expanded as soon as possible because attacks against civilians are continuing and &quot;the vast majority of militias&quot; have not been
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The UN chief says Sudan's leaders could be held personally responsible for the worsening crisis in Darfur.
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The African Union said on   Wednesday it would extend its underfinanced force in Sudan's   Darfur region until the end of this year after receiving   promises of support from the United Nations and Arab states.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday Darfur was close to a catastrophe, as the United States sought to rebuke Sudan for trying to scare off potential U.N. troop contributors.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The African Union announced yesterday it would extend the stay of its underfinanced force in Sudan's Darfur region until the end of the year, heading off an immediate worsening of the crisis.
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Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Friday his government was willing to observe a ceasefire in Darfur from the start of peace talks next month.