Security Council condemns attack on UN convoy in Darfur

[struggle4progress]

Source: UN

11 January 2008 – The Security Council today condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the attack by Sudanese army elements on a supply convoy of the new joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID) and voiced its readiness to act against any party impeding its deployment.

“The Security Council stresses that any attack or threat against UNAMID is unacceptable and demands that there will be no recurrence of attacks on UNAMID,” the 15-member body said in a presidential statement read out by Ambassador Giadalla Ettalhi of Libya, which holds the rotating presidency for January.

It welcomed the Sudanese Government’s commitment to undertake a complete and full investigation into the 7 January incident with the UN and African Union (AU), and called on the Government to expedite full compliance with the Council resolution setting up the force by concluding all necessary arrangements for its expeditious deployment and effective use.

The Council urged all parties to the conflict between the Government and rebels, which has killed more than 200,000 people and uprooted 2.2 million others since 2003, to respect an immediate and complete ceasefire, and demanded that they cooperate fully with the deployment of UNAMID and respect its security and freedom of movement ...

Read more: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=25278&Cr=darfur&Cr1=unamid

[Adsos Letter]

1. blah-blah-blah...

so when are they gonna' DO SOMETHING about it?! :mad:

[struggle4progress]

3. U.N. council threatens action over Darfur attack

Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:00pm EST
By Louis Charbonneau

... "The Security Council expresses its readiness to take action against any party that impedes the peace process, humanitarian aid or the deployment of UNAMID," a council statement said, referring to the joint mission of the United Nations and the African Union in Darfur ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1161929420080112

[Adsos Letter]

4. well, let's hope they do it...

I'm just very cynical after all of the bloodshed that went on there.

[applegrove]

2. I hope they find the actual people who ordered the attack and are forced

to prosecute them.