Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 11/29/2004
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of November 29, 2004
- Rape, fighting continue in Sudan's Darfur region despite accords, UN
Despite agreements signed between Sudan's Government and rebels in the country's Darfur region, recent reports of sexual violence and rape persist, contributing to a tremendous sense of insecurity among internally displaced persons (IDPs), the United Nations human rights agency said yesterday. Sudan-UN, Politics, 12/4/2004 - Sudan allocates half of the south's oil revenues for development of the area
The Sudanese government announced on Thursday that it had prepared a budget for 2005 that is in line with the agreements reached with the southern rebels which will be a base for a comprehensive peace agreement in the country. Sudan, Politics, 12/3/2004 - UN: 15 were killed in attacks in Darfur
The spokeswoman for the UN envoy to Sudan, Ban Brunik, said that 15 civilians were killed and other 6 injured in acts of violence took place during the past six days in Darfur. Sudan, Politics, 12/2/2004 - Sudan asks SPLM to send their delegates to negotiations
The Sudanese government delegation to Naivasha negotiations asked the southern rebels, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) yesterday to send the rest of their delegates to the Kenyan city. Sudan, Politics, 11/30/2004 - Sudan postpones expulsion of aid agencies
Sudan has stated that decision to expel the heads of two aid agencies is administrative and will be postponed. The expulsion decision includes the country heads of two British aid agencies on Monday, citing administrative difficulties and humanitarian grounds, the state minister for humanitarian affairs said. Sudan, Politics, 11/30/2004