UN approves peacekeeping for Darfur -- with Sudan's permission!

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Thursday August 31, 2006 · 11:03 AM PDT

2006/08/31 · 11:03

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Thursday voted to create a United Nations peacekeeping force in Sudan's Darfur region, despite the Khartoum government's strong opposition. The vote was 12 in favor, with abstentions from Russia, China and Qatar, the only Arab council member.
The troops will not be deployed until Sudan agrees. The United Nations wants to replace or absorb an African Union force in Darfur, which has only enough money to exist until its mandate expires on September 30 and has been unable to end the humanitarian crisis in the lawless west of the country.

So what's next? What if Sudan says no? See inside.

Anna Sexton

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Friday August 18, 2006 · 1:11 PM PDT

2006/08/18 · 13:11

We want Democrats to win. And we want to stop genocide in Darfur.

Can we do both at the same time?

Actually, yes. Voters consistently say that Darfur should be a priority. And a recent scorecard on Darfur showed Democrats leading the way. Detailed analysis inside.

Anna Sexton

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Thursday July 20, 2006 · 11:38 AM PDT

2006/07/20 · 11:38

It seems no good news is on the way for the people of Darfur, who will suffer yet another blow come September 30.

The United States has announced it will stop providing any additional funding for the African Union peacekeeping mission after the AU's mandate expires at the end of September. In attempt to save face, US officials recently pledged $116 million for the AU peacekeeping force at a donors' conference in Brussels -- yet the money from the pledge was already appropriated on June 15.

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