Economic Sanctions on Sudan

Economic Sanctions on Sudan

Will Bush's new economic sanctions put enough pressure on Sudan? Can the world enforce these sanctions and rules to give them some teeth?

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South Sudan clashes leave 47 dead: military

From:   www.afp.com
Forty-seven people were killed in ethnic clashes in south Sudan's Lakes state region, a military spokesman said on Wednesday. Mundari ethnic gunmen launched an attack on two Dinka Aliab villages in the Bulok area of Awerial county on Monday, said Major General Kuol Deim Kuol, spokesman for southern Sudan Peoples? Liberation Army (SPLA). "Ten people of the Dinka were killed and 16 were wounded," said Kuol to AFP. "On the side of the Mundari, there were 37 killed and the others were chased away back to their lands." "These people are neighbours who have a tradition of cattle raiding," added Kuol. "We believe this ... Read Full Story

Ethnic Violence In South Sudan Is Ready To Explode

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Ethnic Violence In South Sudan Troubling: U.S. Envoy — Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. special envoy to Sudan voiced concern on Thursday about rising ethnic violence in its southern region and said Washington would step up efforts to help curb fighting ahead of nationwide elections next year. “We are deeply concerned about the increase of inter-ethnic violence in the south and its effects on local populations,” special envoy Scott Gration, a retired Air Force general, told a U.S. House of Representatives sub-committee on Africa and global health. Read more …. More News On South Sudan Envoy: U.S. negotiates with genocidal regime in Sudan ... Read Full Story

Eleven killed in south Sudan clash: military

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Eleven people have been killed in fighting in south Sudan?s troubled Jonglei state, a military spokesman said on Thursday. Gunmen from the Shilluk ethnic group attacked the rival Dinka settlement of Pige in the northern Jonglei region early on Wednesday, Major General Kuol Diem Kuol, of the southern Sudan People?s Liberation Army (SPLA), said. "A teacher was killed and two policemen and two SPLA were wounded -- one seriously," said Kuol. "Eight attackers were also killed, and from the tribal marks on their head they were identified as being Shilluk people." Two more Dinka villagers were killed late on Wednesday in an ambush Kuol ... Read Full Story

Famine and conflict risks confront south Sudan: UN

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Southern Sudan faces potential famine and the risk of further ethnic conflict, with over one million people already hit by serious food insecurity, the UN Children?s Fund deputy head warned Sunday. A second year of poor or badly timed rains, coupled with months of insecurity between rival ethnic groups, threatens to have a "serious impact" on children?s lives if swift action is not taken, said Hilde Johnson, deputy executive director of UNICEF, on a visit to Sudan. "The crisis is going to hit very, very hard," Johnson said, speaking in Bor, the capital of Jonglei state and one of hardest hit areas. "We are ... Read Full Story

Millions face health care squeeze in Sudan: WHO

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Millions of people in South Sudan and Darfur face dire and worsening health conditions and a severe shortage of care, the World Health Organisation warned Thursday. WHO funding for health care in Darfur is also set to run out within weeks, with no sign that donors struck by the financial crisis will renew their contributions in 2010, a senior official said. "We know that at the end of the year, funding will dry out," said the agency's representative in Sudan, Mohamed Abdur Rab. Meanwhile, cholera "is quite rampant in South Sudan" even though it has been stifled in recent years in Darfur, and maternal ... Read Full Story
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U.S. Treasury - Sanctions Program Summaries - Sudan
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Bush Unveils And Delays Sanctions For Sudan - washingtonpost.co
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Bush Threatens Sudan Over Darfur Bloodshed, Warns Of Economic .
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Bush orders sanctions against Sudan
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