Japan to give Sudan vehicles, mine detectors, tents

TOKYO, July 29, 2005 (Kyodo) — Japan will give a U.N. mission in Sudan materials worth 190 million yen including vehicles to help its peacekeeping operation starting there in November, Japanese Foreign Ministry officials said Friday.

Japan will provide the U.N. Mission in Sudan with 27 four-wheel-drive motor vehicles, 60 landmine detectors and 20 large tents, they said.

The aid is intended to improve safety for mission staff, remove landmines in southern Sudan and provide food and daily goods for local people, they said.