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News Sport Weather World Service Languages Low Graphics version | Change edition About BBC News | Feedback | Help News Front Page Africa Americas Asia-Pacific Europe Middle East South Asia UK Business Health Science/Nature Technology Entertainment ----------------- Have Your Say In Pictures Week at a Glance Country Profiles In Depth Programmes LANGUAGES MORE > Last Updated: Saturday, 6 November, 2004, 15:56 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Darfur peace talks take new turn The talks have come unstuck over no-fly zone proposals African Union mediators are meeting separately with Sudanese government and Darfur rebel representatives as part of peace talks in Nigeria's capital Abuja. The meetings come after the government refused to agree to a no-fly zone over Darfur, saying such an accord would hamper its ability to ensure stability. Some 1.6 million people have fled their homes and 70,000 have been killed since the conflict began in early 2003. A draft resolution on Darfur is currently being examined by the UN. Anarchy warning Peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels stalled on Friday over the question of creating a no-fly zone over the area. Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo had put forward a compromise, which called for a ceasefire on land and in the air. The rebels - who had accepted the draft agreement - want military flights to be prohibited, because they say government planes are bombing villages in Darfur. The new UN resolution being examined by the UN Security Council is expected to be adopted when it meets in Nairobi later this month. UN envoy to Sudan Jan Pronk has warned of anarchy in Darfur. UN peacekeepers The BBC's Susannah Price in New York says the new UN draft resolution looks more towards promises of help for Sudan, rather than threats of punishment. Aside from Darfur, it backs efforts to end the war between Khartoum and the southern rebels. The two sides have signed important deals, clearing the way for a full treaty possibly by the end of the year. The resolution says once a north-south peace deal is signed, the UN will send in a peacekeeping operation. It also encourages UN agencies, the EU and others to provide assistance for the reconstruction of Sudan and to organise a donors' conference when there is an agreement. The Security Council has passed two resolutions already, threatening sanctions against Sudan's government if the violence in Darfur continues. But it has had little discernible effect. Pro-government Janjaweed militias are accused of driving the region's black Africans from their villages, since two rebel groups began an uprising in February 2003. The US describes the attacks in Darfur as genocide. Aid agencies in south Darfur have evacuated some areas as clashes between rebels and the government continue. E-mail this to a friend Printable version LINKS TO MORE AFRICA STORIES SelectFrance attacks Ivorian airbaseDarfur peace talks take new turnMugabe flies to Equatorial GuineaFloods hit Somali leper communityNigeria fuel shortage hits planesMorocco mosque collapse kills 10African crops 'spared by locusts'Somali hopes rest with new PM'Miracle baby' couples fail testSudan defends forced relocationUS presses Annan over sex claimBakassi troops pull-out 'legal'Rally backs Nigeria strike callKenya toasts US senator's victoryIvory Coast jail riot kills fourUganda's rebels seek peace talksTaylor's men 'not behind riots'African bishops loosen Western tiesObesity epidemic 'out of control'Are you living in slavery?Testimony: Former Niger slaveAfrican elections: Your picturesSend us your pictures of AfricaProgrammes and schedulesUN condemns Ivory Coast bombing  DARFUR CONFLICT A nurse's story Complex roots of misery Cruel and slow starvation Q&A: Darfur conflict No stereotypes The complexities of inter-ethnic conflicts in Darfur PEACE IN THE SOUTH? Peace hopes Q&A: Peace in Sudan Peace balancing act PROFILES Arab militia Darfur's rebels John Garang Hassan al-Turabi Omar al-Bashir   BACKGROUND Big country, big problems HAVE YOUR SAY Who is to blame? FORUM You asked UK minister RELATED BBC LINKS: Focus on Africa RELATED INTERNET LINKS: World Food Programme Sudan Media Centre African Union UN News Centre The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites TOP AFRICA STORIES NOW France attacks Ivorian airbase Darfur peace talks take new turn Mugabe flies to Equatorial Guinea Floods hit Somali lepers News alerts | E-mail services | Desktop ticker | Mobiles/PDAs Back to top ^^ News Front Page | Africa | Americas | Asia-Pacific | Europe | Middle East | South Asia UK | Business | Entertainment | Science/Nature | Technology | Health Have Your Say | In Pictures | Week at a Glance | Country Profiles | In Depth | Programmes BBC Homepage >> | BBC Sport >> | BBC Weather >> | BBC World Service >> About BBC News | Help | Feedback | News sources | Privacy & Cookies Policy | About the BBC

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