EU to Give &#36;100 Mln for AU Force in Darfur-Solana
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EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Saturday the European Union and its member states would contribute more than &#36;100 million to an African Union (AU) force in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.
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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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European Union nations agreed Monday to start planning for a possible 3,000-member peacekeeping mission to Chad to help provide security and aid to tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the conflict in neighboring Darfur.
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The European Union and the United Nations are discussing the possibility of sending an EU peacekeeping force to Chad and Central African Republic for six months to help those affected by the spillover from the Darfur conflict, U.N. diplomats said Friday.
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The African Union and United Nations have agreed on the first phase of transforming the cash-strapped AU peace mission in Sudan's Darfur region into a &quot;hybrid&quot; AU-UN force, officials said.
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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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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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BRUSSELS, Nov 5, 2004 (KUNA) -- The European Union (EU) Friday expressed grave concern over developments in the Sudanese province of Darfur, underlining importance of respecting human rights.
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The African Union&#39;s peace and security council Wednesday formally agreed to send as many as 3,200 African peacekeepers to the Darfur region of Sudan to help halt violence
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The new French foreign minister said Sudan's president told him in a meeting Monday that he now fully agreed to a "hybrid" U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force of more than 20,000 to stop the bloodshed in Darfur but was adamant that all of them must come from Africa.
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Canadian and European Union leaders welcomed Thursday the African Union&#39;s decision to increase seven-fold its monitoring force in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, and pledged to support the effort.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (IPS) - The European Union restored ties with Sudan Tuesday  and offered 50 million euro (65 million dollars) in aid to help  boost a peace agreement after the end of one of Africa's  longest ever civil wars.
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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 is to draw up plans for a force to go to countries neighbouring Sudan's Darfur region.
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France, Belgium and Poland pledged Friday to fill the gaps in a European peacekeeping force for Chad and the Central African Republic, setting the delayed mission on track to be deployed next month.
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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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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.