Questions arise over Darfur peace force
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The African Union has objected to a proposal for a 23,000-strong AU-U.N. force to help end the bloodshed in Sudan's troubled Darfur region because it would give the United Nations command and control, U.N. diplomats said.
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As the month-end deadline nears for Sudan to disarm the mostly Arab pro-government militias in Darfur, the United Nations and Western powers are in a dilemma over how far to go to stop the killing in an African country.
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Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir has reservations about UN chief Ban Ki-moon's plan to send an initial force of 2,300 peacekeepers to strife-torn Darfur, the Sudanese ambassador to the UN said Thursday.
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Sharp differences emerged on Monday  between Sudan and the international community over the purpose  of an upcoming conference world powers say is aimed at pushing  for a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan  - In a goodwill gesture on the eve of peace talks in Nigeria, Sudan said Sunday it will cut the number of paramilitary forces operating in Darfur by 30 per cent in a bid to ease tensions in the troubled region, where an 18-month conflict has claimed the lives of an estimated 30,000 people.
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A dispute over who is to command the proposed 23,000-strong international peacekeeping force for Darfur is holding up any deployment in the violence-torn Sudanese region, U.N. officials said on Friday.
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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 5 -- Sudan stepped up opposition to a U.N. peacekeeping mission for Darfur, warning that it would consider any country's pledge to supply police or troops to a U.N. force "a hostile act" and a "prelude to an invasion" of the Islamic country.
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The United Nations handed over to Sudan on Friday detailed plans 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 UN Security Council on Wednesday scrutinized Sudan&#39;s acceptance of a joint African Union-UN force to end bloodshed in Darfur, seeking assurances that Khartoum will not set unacceptable conditions on the deployment.
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Bloomberg - July 16 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations should authorize a peacekeeping force for Darfur within days, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said amid opposition to a U.S.-backed measure that would send 24,000 soldiers and police to western Sudan.
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The UN Security Council approves a peace force for Sudan's Darfur region - but only if Khartoum agrees.
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The Christian Science Monitor - With time running out on the African Union's peacekeeping force in Darfur, the United Nations may find out if the international community has the ability to stop renewed genocide.
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Darfur rebels view Sudan's acceptance of a joint African Union-U.N. peacekeeping force with suspicion, and insist the United Nations should have overall command and control, an unresolved part of the deal.
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Security Council members expressed frustration and skepticism Tuesday at Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's failure to give a green light to a joint United Nations-African Union force to help bring peace to conflict-wracked Darfur.
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UNITED NATIONS, June 2 -- The African Union has objected to a proposed joint A.U.-U.N. peacekeeping force in Sudan's troubled Darfur region because the United Nations would be in command, U.N. diplomats said.
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Sudan has accepted a United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force of up to 23,000 troops and police for Darfur but some U.N. diplomats fear conditions may be attached.
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MEPs investigate why EU funding for African peacekeepers in Darfur is not reaching the soldiers.