Meanwhile, back at the U.N.: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging Sudan to stick by its agreements to help to stop renewed violence against the people of Darfur. To quote the International Herald Tribune:
Ban told a news conference that he was "very much concerned" at the recurrence of violence in Darfur.
In a statement Monday (September 17, 2007), Ban said he was "alarmed" that the reported attacks took place after the Sudanese government said in a joint communique during his recent visit that it was committed to a ceasefire in the run-up to the new negotiations.
That this is a pattern for the Sudanese government...negotiate, stall, deny, negotiate, agree to take actions and then reneg on promises made, is clear to even the blindest of observers.
Retired Canadian army Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire, a former commander for the U.N. in Rwanda has written a letter to the newly appointed Commander of the U.N. forces in Darfur. In the letter Dallaire writes,
"You can anticipate being let down by everyone on whom you depend for support, be that troops, funding, logistics or political engagement....Only by shining a spotlight on those failures in every possible way can you mobilise the attention necessary to get the action you need. Bear in mind that whoever fails you will, in the end, be the most active in blaming you for whatever goes wrong."
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