China Lauds the Progress Made in Darfur Hybrid Peacekeeping Mission

Progress has been made in the peacekeeping mission by the hybrid United Nations and African Union (UNAMID) force in Darfur, and most obstacles to the deployment of the peacekeepers had been cleared, said the Chinese government’s special representative...

Human Rights Watch Slams UN Over Darfur Crisis

The United Nations Security Council should strongly denounce the Sudanese government’s recent bombardment of civilian villages in West Darfur and impose targeted sanctions on those responsible, Human Rights Watch said in a letter on Thursday.

Britain Calls for Urgent Joint UN-AU ’peace Force’ for Darfur

Britain has condemned the continuing violence in Darfur, calling for the speedy deployment of a joint United Nations and African Union peacekeeping force in the war-torn Sudanese region.

HRF Challenges China’s Attempt to Diminish Its Role in Arms Exports to Sudan

Human Rights First challenged Chinese Ambassador Liu Guijin’s assertion that China accounts for only eight percent of weapon’s exports to Sudan. Ambassador Liu is the Chinese Special Envoy on the situation in Darfur and made the claim during...

Darfur, And The Trouble With Peacemaking – Political Opinion

IR professor Seth Weinberger, writing at his always-informative blog, argues that the UN’s Darfur mission is — quite unsurprisingly — failing badly. With a highly obstructionist Sudanese government, unreliable African Union forces, and...

George Clooney in India

Well cosseted with his own security detail, as well as an entourage, George Clooney dropped in next door to shake hands with some journalists. In a casual grey suit, with an open-necked white shirt, Clooney lived up to his suave leading-man image. When...