UN extends Darfur arms embargo, blocks broader Sudan sanctions proposal
- Russia and China block US efforts to expand the Darfur arms embargo to cover all of Sudan amid ongoing conflict.
- The United Nations Security Council extended the arms embargo on Sudan’s Darfur region by two months but failed to agree on a US proposal to widen it to the whole country, after permanent members Russia and China opposed it.
- The 15-member council unanimously adopted Resolution 2830 on Thursday, extending the sanctions regime until December 11 to allow more time for negotiations.
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- Russia and China block US efforts to expand the Darfur arms embargo to cover all of Sudan amid ongoing conflict.
- The United Nations Security Council extended the arms embargo on Sudan’s Darfur region by two months but failed to agree on a US proposal to widen it to the whole country, after permanent members Russia and China opposed it.
- The 15-member council unanimously adopted Resolution 2830 on Thursday, extending the sanctions regime until December 11 to allow more time for negotiations.
Sources: Al Jazeera