UN states urged to give military contributions for Darfur
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon urgently appealled to member states Thursday to make military contributions to the crucial, joint UN-African Union peacekeeping operation in Sudan&#39;s strife-torn Darfur region.
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The UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, called for a substantial and speedy expansion of the international forces in Darfur after reporting that the Sudanese government had failed to stop attacks on civilians.
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THE United Nations has asked NATO to examine how it could support an African Union military mission to Sudan as the European Parliament prepares to toughen its stance on the crisis in Darfur.
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Kofi Annan, United Nations secretary-general, has urged the Security Council to step up its efforts to end the conflict in Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region, where growing violence
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Days before a UN deadline for Sudan to disarm and prosecute those responsible for violence in the country&#39;s Darfur region, nations are looking to the African Union
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The United Nations should beef   up African Union forces in Darfur with troops and logistical   support, even if Sudan does not allow a full U.N. operation, a   senior U.N. envoy said on Monday.
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The United States pressed Sudan on   Monday to accept a U.N. force in its troubled Darfur region, as   U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned Khartoum its military   bombardment of the region was illegal.
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The United States pressed Sudan on  Monday to accept a U.N. force in its troubled Darfur region, as  U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned Khartoum its military  bombardment of the region was illegal.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is supporting African Union efforts to bolster its monitoring and protection presence in Sudan&#39;s trouble Darfur region.
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A UN envoy welcomes a move to deploy  African troops to Sudan's Darfur region, but says more are needed.
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The United Nations urged warring   groups in Darfur on Thursday to lay down their weapons during   the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to let relief workers operate   in Sudan's battered west.
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The United Nations and European Union were urged today to muster a more effective international response to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.
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A UN draft resolution on Friday urged warring parties in southern Sudan and western Darfur to reach peace agreements while promising international support and possible debt forgiveness if they do.
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The United Nations told Sudan on   Tuesday it was sending military experts to Darfur to help the   under-equipped African Union force, a move that needs   Khartoum's support, officials said.
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The United Nations called on  Wednesday for a quick and "substantially" larger international  monitoring force in Sudan's Darfur region, saying Khartoum had  failed to stop attacks against civilians by Arab militia.
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The United States and the European  Union stepped up calls on Friday for Sudan to let international  troops in to support African Union forces in Darfur amid  growing talk of sanctions on Khartoum.
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UNITED NATIONS &#151; Sudan insisted Friday that African countries have offered enough troops for a peacekeeping force in Darfur despite U.N. concerns that the mission will not be effective without specialized contributions from outside the continent.