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Peace negotiations for Darfur are approaching at the end of October. It is crucial that the United Nations Security Council support a just and sustainable peace and address the immediate security of civilians.

There has been promising action by both the UN and the European Union: the UN Security Council recently called for the expedited deployment of the promised UN/African Union force, and the European Union has approved a force of 3,000 European troops to protect civilians in neighboring Chad and the Central African Republic. The British Minister of State also recently made a welcome appeal to Sudan to turn over Ahmed Haroun, a suspected war criminal, to the International Criminal Court for trial.

However, the brutal attack by rebels on African Union peacekeepers – which left 10 peacekeepers dead and 10 wounded, shows the urgent need for a robust force able to protect unarmed civilians and themselves.

Please take this opportunity to write to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the 15 members of the Security Council and tell them that you support their calls to speed up the deployment of the peacekeepers, and urge them to fully support the upcoming peace negotiations.

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