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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations will never accept a rejection from Sudan's president to a strong peacekeeping operation in Darfur because the conflict is hurting millions of people in the region, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said Monday.
Jean-Marie Guehenno briefed the U.N. Security Council on President Omar al-Bashir's rejection of all but a very limited role for the United Nations in supporting African Union troops in the vast area of western Sudan.
Guehenno told reporters that he was pessimistic about a quick solution, though a beefed-up peacekeeping force is desperately needed.
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