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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.S. demand for new U.N. sanctions against Sudan faces an uphill struggle, not least because Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he wants more time for diplomacy to help end the four-year conflict in Darfur.
President Bush ordered new U.S. sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday to pressure the African nation's government to halt bloodshed in the Darfur region. More than 200,000 have died in the conflict between ethnic African rebels and pro-government janjaweed militia and the U.S. has condemned the killings as a genocide.
Last month, Ban urged the United States and its key supporter Britain to delay a push for tougher U.N. sanctions — and he has indicated that he also opposes new U.S. sanctions.
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