U.N. envoy says Security Council must resolve Sudanese Crisis

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United Nations, Nov 5, SPA -- The U.N. Security Council mustthreaten to use its "stick" as well as offer "carrots" to speed up settlement of the 21-year civil war in Sudan and the 20-month conflict in Darfur, the top U.N. envoy to Sudan says. Jan Pronk said Thursday a council meeting being held inNairobi, Kenya, on Nov. 18-19 to focus on Sudan should beturned into "an event which really is decisive ininfluencing the events on the ground." U.S. Ambassador John Danforth, the current councilpresident, said a resolution which members will adopt inNairobi will "present the concept of the carrot _ namelythat the international community will be there for Sudan ifthere is peace." But if there is no peace, he said, the council will makeclear that "nothing good is going to come to the variousgroups."--SPA1402 Local Time 1102 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/215542

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