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Article: 1st LD Writethru: Sudanese government suspends UN activities inDarfur
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- June 25, 2006
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1st LD Writethru: Sudanese government suspends UN activities in
Darfur
KHARTOUM, June 24 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government on Saturday
night ordered local authorities in the western region of Darfur to
suspend UN activities in the region, except humanitarian activities
of the World Food Program and international aid agencies.
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry announced in a statement that the
ministry has instructed the authorities of the three states in Darfur
to implement the order immediately.
The statement said that the ministry made the decision, because
the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) overstepped its mandate by airlifting
a leader of Darfur rebel movements.
"The official ...