Лекция: Darfur violence kills 300 thousand

The UN Secretary-General today renewed his call for all parties to the conflict in Darfur to cease hostilities and participate in the ongoing efforts to bring about a peaceful, negotiated settlement to the fighting that has wracked the Sudanese region for over seven years.

Government forces have clashed with members of a rebel movement in recent months, contributing to a deterioration in the security situation in Darfur. The rebel group has withdrawn from peace talks held in the Qatari capital as the fighting resumed and is yet to re-engage. Some 300,000 people are estimated to have been killed and another 2.7 million others displaced[4] from their homes since fighting erupted in Darfur in 2003. Government forces and rebel groups have all been accused of grave human rights violations.

“We have consistently urged the Government and the rebels to refrain from violence and return to the negotiating table, and we will continue to do so,” the Secretary General of the UN stated at a news conference at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Meanwhile, efforts are continuing to ease recent tensions in the camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in South Darfur state that arose last month after the conclusion of the latest round of Doha talks, where some groups were unrepresented according to their contentions.