EU's Solana Heads for Darfur, May Offer AU Funding
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EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana heads for Africa on Friday where he is likely to announce a contribution of more than 100 million euros to an African Union force in Sudan's Darfur region, an EU diplomat said.
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The European Union took the first step  on Monday towards sending forces to Chad and the Central  African Republican to help the United Nations protect refugees  trapped in the violent region bordering Darfur.
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European Union would tomorrow formally announce a contribution of $100 million towards the upkeep of African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur where more than 1.5 people are reportedly homeless and thousands have died.
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Sudanese President Omar el-Beshir has promised "total cooperation" with a joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, Italy's prime minister has told the UN chief, officials said Saturday. via XtraMSN Real Estate
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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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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana noted an improvement in the security and humanitarian situation in Sudan's crisis-hit Darfur region and pledged millions of dollars to help an African mission enforce a ceasefire.
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EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana  heads for Africa on Friday where he is likely to announce a  contribution of more than 100 million euros to an African Union  force in Sudan's Darfur region, an EU diplomat said.
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Officials said the European Union will provide up to &#36;125 million to back African peacekeepers in Darfur, as the United Nations warned Friday that crucial relief convoys are in danger.
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Germany will provide air transport support for an African Union mission being deployed to the troubled Darfur region of Sudan, the government said Wednesday.
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NATO officials say they are considering a United Nations request to support a possible African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will travel to Sudan, and may proceed to the embattled region of Darfur the following day, the Foreign Office said.
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The UN Security Council is set to back a French plan to send UN and EU forces to protect refugees from Darfur.
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KHARTOUM, Oct 23  - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana flew into the Sudanese capital on Saturday where he was expected to discuss the conflict in Darfur, amid international pressure on Khartoum over the rebellion there.
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A new joint African Union-United Nations force was poised to take over peacekeeping in Darfur on Monday from an AU mission which has struggled to stem nearly five years of violence in the western Sudanese region.
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The European Parliament is set to call violence in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region &quot;tantamount to genocide&quot; later this week, echoing strong statements from the United States and toughening the EU stance.
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European Union funding for an African  peacekeeping force in Darfur has run out, and the United States  and Arab League should help cover the costs until a replacement  force arrives, the EU&#39;s aid chief said on Friday.
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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.