UN chief calls on Darfur parties to show restrain
September 22, 2009 (NEW YORK) – UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on Darfur conflict parties to show restrain. His appeal comes after attacks by the Sudanese army on rebel position in Korma near Jebel Marra.
Sudanese army carried out two air-ground attacks on the position of the SLM-AW near Jebel Marra particularly in Ain Siro and Korma in North Darfur last Thursday and Friday. The IDPs said the attack killed some 18 civilians and displaced some 5000,00 people.
Ban Ki-moon said “deeply concerned” by reports of recent clashes between the Sudanese government and Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdel wahid Al Nur forces and the resultant loss of civilian lives and properties” in the area of Korma, North Darfur.
In a statement released today UN Secretary-General called “on all parties to use restraint, renew their commitment to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, and redouble their efforts to reach a political settlement of the conflict in Darfur.”
He also reiterates the importance of ensuring a safe and free passage for United Nations and humanitarian personnel to assess the situation on the ground and provide life-saving assistance to those in need.
The UNAMID spokesperson said yesterday they were planning to send an assessment team to the area today after their failure to proceed following the attack due to security reasons and lack of necessary authorizations.
The internally displaced persons spoke last week about the bad humanitarian situation saying they informed the UNAMID of the situation and urged its humanitarian assistance to over 5000 displaced people affected by the attacks.
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telfajbago
UN chief calls on Darfur parties to show restrain
I think Ban Ki-moon is in a position to lobby for immediate action and not making such nonsense appeals;instead of making an appeal you have to put pressure on GoS for quick and immediate implementation of the U.N resolution pertaining to the conflict in Darfur including the disarmament of the Janjaweed,since the government is the one initiating the attacks.It doesn’t give sense at all to blame the victims for exercising their rights of self-defense,unless you want them to die all.
Lukudu
UN chief calls on Darfur parties to show restrain
Every time everyday when people are killed in Darfur, the peacekeepers then wake up and plan to send assessment team to feed them with good records of how many dogs and cats were killed and how many cats and dogs were injured. What is the need of being there if people are dying everyday? When the peacekeepers talk of lack of authorization to act to protect the innocent people, what protocols were in place when the peacekeepers were deployed? Were they deployed to watch people dying or to protect them been killed by their enemies?
Since the deployment of the peacekeepers, I have never heard a report from them saying that they had protected such number of people or have stopped the enemies from burning down villages in Darfur. The only good news to them is the number of women, children and old people who died in any attack carried out by Beshir’s army. This is all they can tell the world and nothing else.
If something good can come out of Darfur, it will only happen with the support of the world super powers and if there are bad things happening, they are always the evil acts of Beshir who is aware of his future death and wants to revenge with powerless civilians of Darfur as many times as possible. Why is the world hiding from the faces of innocent people of Darfur? No one is willing to protect the powerless and the media is happy attracting its audience with good pictures of death people being eaten by eagles and hyenas.