Security Council focuses on aid and security, ignores peace in Darfur
November 16, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Tuesday called on Sudan’s warring parties to protect Darfur civilians and to not impede humanitarian access to the affected populations.
However in a statement read by British Foreign Secretary William Hague the Security Council ignored the peace process and the four recommendations made by the UN chief related to the peace process and the need to press rebels to join the talks. He also highlighted concessions that the central government has to make in the areas of power sharing specially in “the administrative status of Darfur”.
Hague’s statement expressed “deep concern” at the increasing violence and insecurity in Darfur. It further called on Khartoum and rebel groups to protect civilians and to maintain full access, for aid workers to reach the populations in need of assistance.
The call comes after recent fighting between the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) which pushed the Sudan Armed Forces to follow the Darfur rebels south to 1956 and to bomb them inside southern Sudan.
The Sudanese army further accused southern Sudan authorities of supporting the western Sudan rebels, but JEM denied the allegations saying it aims to derail the referendum on self-determination for southern Sudan.
The Council also underscored the need to support efforts to stop the influx of weapons into Darfur in violation of the arms embargo reinforced by resolution 1945 (2101).
Further, it emphasized the need to end impunity in the restive region and try the responsible of crimes committed in Darfur.
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a speech delivered before the Council, reiterated Washington readiness to support efforts for peace in Darfur and called on the rebels to take part in the Doha peace talks “without delay or preconditions”.
“We urge the government not to target civilians or use proxy militia or support the Janjaweed and other irregular forces, or prevent freedom of movement of UN personnel and aid workers,” Clinton further said.
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Security Council focuses on aid and security, ignores peace in Darfur
British Foreign Secretary William Hague the Security Council ignored the peace process and the four recommendations made by the UN chief related to the peace process and the need to press rebels to join the talks.
The British when they invaded Darfur never hesitate to kill Sultan Ali Dinar;they gave him no option even to negociate. Although,in modern history the British supported blindly on its wars arround the world. The question is what is new today concerning the issue of Darfur where the genocide is committed on innocent people of Darfur? Is it because those today on power in Sudan are those who helped them up to the end to colonize Sudan, and also when they were leaving Sudan they gave them the keys on the house!!
Negociation is always carried in an environment where there is balance in power not one is weak killed, raped jailed and pushing the rest to negociate. I advice the British Foreign Secretary William Hague to negociate Darfur rebels on behalf of his stoodges in Khartoum rather than bleating on behalf of them.