Friday, August 28, 2009

As Darfur Fighting Diminishes, U.N. Officials Focus On The South Of Sudan

From The New York Times:

UNITED NATIONS — As the fighting in Darfur diminishes after years of conflict, senior United Nations officials say they are focused increasingly on the deteriorating situation in another part of Sudan: the south.

The shift in alarm has been building for months, but was reinforced late Wednesday when Gen. Martin Luther Agwai, the departing commander of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, told reporters that the war in Darfur was essentially over.

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More News On Sudan

Activists Say General Agwai's Comments on Darfur Miss the Bigger Picture
-- Voice of America
War in Darfur is finished, claims UN commander -- The Independent
Darfur war over at least for now says departing UN chief -- Yahoo News/AFP
Sudan's Darfur no longer at war: peacekeeping chief -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Rebels deny Darfur war is over -- ABC News (Australia)
Pentagon mulls assistance to Darfur peacekeeping force & SPLA -- Sudan Tribune
Washington expected to shift policies toward Sudan -- China View
UN warns of massive Sudan food shortage -- Calgary Herald

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