Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Progress in Darfur?

In case you haven't been reading the news there seems to be some progress in Darfur.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Sudan agreed Monday to let 3,000 U.N. peacekeepers deploy in Darfur with attack helicopters, opening the door to the first significant U.N. force to help beleaguered African Union soldiers who have been unable to halt the region's four-year war. After five months of stalling, the government in Khartoum called for a speedy deployment and hinted it could approve an even larger U.N. force that has been demanded by the U.N. Security Council, the United States and others. But experts were cautious about chances for creating that 20,000-strong force, noting Sudan's leaders have reversed course previously after announcing vague agreements for action in Darfur. Full article...
Lets hope the U.N. can move in their full force soon.

2 comments:

annom said...

Good news!

Now we wait and see what happens next...

pimp-a-lot bear said...

Let's hope they can put a stop to this. It's a good thing those AU soldiers get some reinforcements.