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 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - World powers pressed the Sudanese government Tuesday to accept a U.N. peacekeeping force in Darfur province to replace overstretched African Union troops who have struggled to protect civilians from rebels and pro-government militias.
Delegates from more than 70 nations at a conference on Sudan were united in calling for the U.N. force, which the Sudanese government is refusing to allow in to replace AU peacekeepers, and a halt to violence in the vast western region.
"This must stop immediately," U.S. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said, warning that those frustrating peace efforts could face international sanctions.
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