Darfur Still Troubled as UN Deadline Runs Out
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A U.N.-imposed deadline for Sudan to  prove it can protect the people of strifetorn Darfur ran out on  Monday, but international officials said the violence was far  from over.
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Conditions for 1.2 million Sudanese displaced in Darfur continue to worsen amid violent attacks, spreading disease, and heavy rains which wreak havoc with aid convoys, United Nations agencies said on Tuesday.
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The threat of violence remains so intense in Darfur that no one feels safe enough to return home.
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The situation is deteriorating in the western Sudanese region of Darfur and an existing peacekeeping force is too small to deal with it, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
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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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UN officials worried on Thursday an end to the rainy season could lead to fresh fighting in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region and urged governments to do more to help speed African Union troops to the troubled area.
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BRUSSELS, Aug 24  (IPS) - The European Union is beginning to take action over  the human rights crisis in Darfur  ahead of the Aug. 29 United  Nations deadline to the Sudanese government.
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A top Sudanese official said Thursday his country isn&#39;t &quot;bothered&quot; by a looming UN deadline to rein in Arab militia accused of atrocities in the bloodied Darfur region.
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Battles continued Saturday in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, as a deadline set by the African Union (AU) for an end to hostilities expired, AU officials said.
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Sudan says it is not yet ready to accept a larger African Union peacekeeping force in the troubled region.
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The United Nations says it is concerned by Sudan&#39;s lack of progress in bringing security to Darfur, where more than a million people have fled their homes for fear of militia attack.
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A UN spokesman yesterday said that they are still receiving reports of clashes continuing throughout Darfur, where up to 4,000 people are believed to have been forced from their villages in recent days.
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The United Nations warned on Wednesday  it would not be able to cope if conditions do not improve in  Sudan's Darfur region, devastated by violence which has driven  more than 1.5 million from their homes.
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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's chief negotiator said.
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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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Mud continues to be one of the biggest obstacles to relief efforts in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region. Heavy rains have washed out roads and airstrips and the rainy season is expected to last another month or two.
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Darfur is at the heart of a really dangerous regional crisis, warns the UN aid chief as the AU mulls help for its force.