Sudan plans to double Darfur security forces
BBC Online
The authorities in Sudan have announced plans to double the number of security forces in the troubled Darfur region to 12,000 over the next four months. The news came at a meeting in Khartoum between government officials and a senior UN representative, Jan Pronk. The UN has given the government 30 days to disarm the Janjaweed militias, accused of widespread atrocities against non-Arab groups. More than one million people have fled their homes in 18 months of conflict. Pronk told the BBC there had been positive progress in implementing last month's agreement between the UN and Sudan on improving security for the people of Darfur.
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