U.N. lauds Darfur pact but implementation difficult
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called Sudan's agreement on a large force for Darfur "a milestone," but U.N. envoys acknowledged challenges on command structures and finding enough troops.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan hailed on Thursday the African Union&#39;s decision to deploy more troops and police in Sudan&#39;s trouble western region of Darfurto help improve the security conditions there.
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The United Nations new human rights watchdog was struggling on Wednesday to agree on a mission of inquiry for Sudan's Darfur to probe charges of worsening abuses against civilians.
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KHARTOUM, Aug 18  - The United Nations said on Wednesday it was very concerned by Sudan&#39;s lack of practical progress in bringing security to Darfur, where more than a million people have fled their homes for fear of militia ...
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KHARTOUM, Sudan  - Sudan is optimistic that the  U.N. Security Council will recognize its achievements in  improving the humanitarian and security situation in troubled  Darfur, Sudan's foreign minister said Thursday.
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The head of the planned hybrid African Union-UN peacekeeping force for Sudan&#39;s war-torn western Darfur region is optimistic for his mission while acknowledging the complexity of the task.
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The U.N. Security Council is expected to authorize up to 26,000 troops and police for Darfur but implementation will take months providing the world body finds enough personnel and Sudan cooperates.
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ABUJA, Sept 13  - Slow-moving African Union-brokered peace talks for Sudan&#39;s Darfur region have been complicated by last week&#39;s declaration by the United States that Khartoum and allied militia are committing genocide there.
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Sudan and the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force have agreed the terms under which the 26,000-strong force will deploy in western Darfur, officials said on Monday, removing a major barrier to its operations.
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The extension of the African Union's mandate in Sudan's Darfur has been welcomed by all sides but tough negotiations on a transition to a UN peacekeeping force were set to continue.
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The United Nations new human rights  watchdog was struggling on Wednesday to agree on a mission of  inquiry for Sudan's Darfur to probe charges of worsening abuses  against civilians.
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U.N. Security Council members on Sunday said they had assurances from Sudan that command and control of a joint African Union-U.N. force in Darfur would be under the world body.
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The U.N. Secretary-General said on  Sunday he was encouraged by the &quot;credible progress&quot; he felt had  been made towards peace in Darfur during an Africa tour, but it  was too early to talk of tangible results.
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The U.N. Security Council yesterday approved a long-sought resolution that would place an expanded peacekeeping force in Sudan's troubled Darfur region under U.N. authority, even as the government appeared to have begun a new offensive against rebel forces.
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The U.N. Security Council endorsed 40 pages of plans on Friday for a Darfur peacekeeping force of more than 23,000 troops and police to protect civilians and use force to deter violence.
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The U.N. and African Union chief executives on Wednesday resolved a dispute over command of a proposed joint military force to help end bloodshed in Darfur, but the deal still must be approved by their organizations' security councils and Sudan's government.
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The U.N. Security Council is  expected to authorize up to 26,000 troops and police for Darfur  but implementation will take months providing the world body  finds enough personnel and Sudan cooperates.