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Home |   About Us |   Contact Us |   Members |   Search |   Subscribe |   Disclaimer |   THE GUARDIAN CONSCIENCE, NURTURED BY TRUTH LAGOS, NIGERIA.     Monday, August 02 2004   news   editorial/opinion   policy & politics   business   metro   sports   homes/properties   media   capital market   arts     Guardian Chat Click to join the chatroom Sudan rejects UN deadline over Darfur THE Sudanese government yesterday rejected the 30-day deadline for action on Darfur set by the United Nations (UN) Security Council. It said it would implement a 90.day programme agreed earlier with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The Security Council, in a resolution passed on Friday, demanded that the Sudanese government take action within 30 days to disarm the Arab militias known as the Jangaweed, blamed for creating a humanitarian crisis in the region. If Sudan fails to satisfy the council, the UN said it intends to consider economic and diplomatic sanctions. Sudan has given a mixed response to the resolution and the cabinet met yesterday to take a formal position. The council of ministers condemned the time period and views it to be illogical and difficult to implement, especially since the agreement we reached with the U.N. gave a 90 days implementation period." Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail told reporters after the meeting. "Sudan will commit to implement the agreement that it signed on July 3 with Kofi Annan and will commit to the joint implementation mechanism which was set up to monitor this agreement," the minister added. The agreement with Kofi Annan included a Sudanese government commitment to disarm the Janjaweed militias and accept human rights monitors in Darfur, where conflict has displaced more than one million people, but it allowed Sudan more time. Sudan said it has already started to crack down on the militias, who have been attacking African villages, looting, raping, burning houses and driving the people off the land. � 2003 - 2004 @ Guardian Newspapers Limited (All Rights Reserved).  Powered by dnetsystems.net dnet�

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