 Sudan faced heightened pressure Wednesday over atrocities in Darfur after the UN imposed new sanctions, which Khartoum rejected as "unbalanced' and "inappropriate."
| "Nope. Nope. Simply won't do. Bring us another set of sanctions..." |
But Darfur rebels said the action was insufficient to bring peace to the region, where a newly released British report says 300,000 people have died in two years.
| "Maybe something stronger than warm milk?" |
Khartoum reacted angrily to the UN resolution adopted Tuesday, which allows for the seizure of assets and a travel ban against individuals who commit atrocities, impede the peace process in Darfur or "constitute a threat to stability."
| Don't you have to find the stability first, before you can threaten it? |
The U.S.-sponsored resolution was "unbalanced and inappropriate" and "ignored the government's efforts in addressing the political, security and humanitarian aspects of the Darfur conflict," a Foreign Ministry statement said. But Khartoum said despite its objections, the government will deal with the resolution in accordance to its moral and legal responsibility toward its people." It will also "do everything possible to secure an immediate and comprehensive settlement to the conflict in Darfur." The main rebel group in Darfur, however, the Sudan Liberation Movement, said it was disappointed by the scope of the sanctions, arguing they would do little to encourage the government to resolve the conflict. |