Security council resolution threatens Sudan
The UN Security Council adopted a US backed resolution that implicitly threatens sanctions against the Sudanese government if it does not rein in Arab militias blamed for atrocities in the western Darfur region.
The resolution was adopted with 13 yes votes. There were two abstentions by China and Pakistan, which opposed the threat of sanctions, saying the Khartoum government needs more time to stop the violence.
The final version of the text deleted the word ”sanctions” but kept the threat of economic or diplomatic action against the African nation unless it disarms the Arab militias blamed for killing thousands of black African farmers.
