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Essay in a symposium on "The United Nations and Regional Challenges in Africa -- 50 Years After Dag Hammarskjold.". Adapted from the source document.

An interview with Jan Pronk, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Sudan, that addresses the status of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan & the prospects for achieving a peaceful resolution to internecine conflict & for preventing the future partitioning of the Sudan is presented. Questions concerning whether the United Nations Mission in the Sudan has over-extended its capabilities by tackling issues concerning the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement & the worsening situation in Darfur, why many Western nations have refused to deploy national forces to the Sudan, the effects of leadership changes in the Sudan upon peace-building efforts, & the dangers presented to international aid workers are considered. Several additional concerns regarding the future of Darfur are addressed including the role of the International Criminal Court in producing justice for afflicted parties, the failure of multi-participant negotiations to reduce conflict in Darfur, & the suggestion that the United Nations assume control of peacekeeping efforts in Darfur from the African Union. In addition, the ramifications of the gradual emergence of tensions in the eastern Sudan & of degenerating relations between Ethiopia & Eritrea for the Sudans national security are pondered, & the role of international enterprise & investment in the Sudans socio-economic growth is contemplated. J. W. Parker

Jan Pronk, head of the United Nations Advance Mission in Sudan, discusses the UN "African Union" mission to bring a peaceful resolution to the civil war in Sudan & negotiate the return of war refugees to the Darfur region. Some of the issues addressed are: (1) the peace-keeping & humanitarian roles of the UN, (2) the return of the Internally Displaced Persons (war refugees), removal of field mines, & demobilization of soldiers as the three most pressing objectives of the mission, (3) the financial resources & number of troops & civilian personnel necessary for achieving these objectives, (4) the German government's support of the mission, (5) the role of the African countries, (6) the (un)willingness of the warring parties to negotiate a peaceful solution, (6) the assistance provided by nongovernmental organizations, (7) the effectiveness of sanctions leveled against governments, business, & private persons, & (8) the ineffectiveness of the weapon embargo whose violations are not addressed by the Security Council. Z. Dubiel