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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A joint peacekeeping force will not be prepared to take over in Darfur by the start of 2008 unless Sudan quickly accepts units from outside Africa and contributing countries offer critical equipment, a top U.N. official warned Wednesday.
Jean-Marie Guehenno said the world could face a grim choice: either delay the takeover or start the deployment with an ill-equipped force that may not be able to protect its own peacekeepers, let alone civilians.
The United Nations has already been wrangling with Sudan over the U.N.-African Union mission for over a year while the conflict in Darfur has raged. More than 200,000 people have died since fighting broke out in 2003, and the peace process suffered a setback last month when key rebels boycotted talks in Libya.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa....ap/index.html
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So unless other nations in Africa reach a decision and take action along with the UN, another 200,000 people in Darfur will die. They need to do everything they can to stop the madness.
11-15-2007, 02:03 PM
Darfur peacekeeping mission may fail....
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