Is there any evidence that the Sudanese government is trying to improve security?
They have been putting on a good show. They have put thousands of Sudanese policemen into 12 safe areas that the government has set up around Darfur. DARFUR CONFLICT Q&A: Darfur conflict Eyewitness: Life in Darfur But this is not really making a difference to the daily lives and feeling of security for the refugees themselves. They have absolutely no faith in anybody from any security structure in the Sudanese government. They say they fled their villages because of attacks by Janjaweed militias working together with government forces. The thousands of displaced people now living in camps are unhappy that they are now supposedly being protected by the people they originally fled. What action is the UN likely to take? If the UN decides progress has not been made they have the option of punitive measures such as sanctions. But the international community is extremely divided over the issue, because if sanctions are imposed they risk losing the Sudanese government as a negotiating partner
