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See also: New proposed UN peacekeeping force
United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur

The African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur is a joint African Union and United Nations List of United Nations peacekeeping missions formally approved by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769 on 31 July 2007 to bring stability to the Darfur conflict Darfur region of Sudan while peace talks on a final settlement co...
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1706 was a United Nations
United Nations

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 Security Council
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 resolution
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 intended to resolve the Darfur conflict
Darfur conflict

The War in Darfur is a conflict that is in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Unlike the Second Sudanese Civil War, the current lines of conflict are seen by some reporters to be ethnic and tribal, rather than religious....
. It was passed on 31 August 2006, with twelve in favor, and three abstentions: the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
, Qatar
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, and Russia
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. It calls for 20,600 UN
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 troops and police officers to support the 7,000-member AU force in Sudan
African Union Mission in Sudan

The African Union Mission in Sudan was an African Union peacekeeping force operating primarily in the country's western region of Darfur with the aim of performing peacekeeping operations related to the Darfur conflict....
. Sudan
Sudan

Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
 has refused to participate in the UNSC session and has strongly rejected the resolution.






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See also: New proposed UN peacekeeping force
United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur

The African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur is a joint African Union and United Nations List of United Nations peacekeeping missions formally approved by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769 on 31 July 2007 to bring stability to the Darfur conflict Darfur region of Sudan while peace talks on a final settlement co...
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1706 was a United Nations
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 Security Council
United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Security Council is one of the principal organs charged with the maintenance of international security. Its powers, outlined in the United Nations Charter, include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of war....
 resolution
United Nations resolution

A United Nations resolution is a formal text adopted by a United Nations body. Although any UN body can issue resolution s, in practice most resolutions are issued by the United Nations Security Council or the United Nations General Assembly....
 intended to resolve the Darfur conflict
Darfur conflict

The War in Darfur is a conflict that is in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Unlike the Second Sudanese Civil War, the current lines of conflict are seen by some reporters to be ethnic and tribal, rather than religious....
. It was passed on 31 August 2006, with twelve in favor, and three abstentions: the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
, Qatar
Qatar

Qatar , officially the State of Qatar , is an Arab emirate in Southwest Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the larger Arabian Peninsula....
, and Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
. It calls for 20,600 UN
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
 troops and police officers to support the 7,000-member AU force in Sudan
African Union Mission in Sudan

The African Union Mission in Sudan was an African Union peacekeeping force operating primarily in the country's western region of Darfur with the aim of performing peacekeeping operations related to the Darfur conflict....
. Sudan
Sudan

Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
 has refused to participate in the UNSC session and has strongly rejected the resolution. On September 5, the AU announced it will be withdrawing its forces when its peacekeeping mandate expires on September 30. The next day, however, the US hinted that the AU force might, in fact, remain in the region past the deadline.

On October 2, the AU chair announced that it will extend its mandate to December 31, 2006, in light of the failure to implement the UN peacekeeping force outlined in Resolution 1706. About 200 UN military support personnel are to be attached to the AU force. On October 9, the Arab League
Arab League

The Arab League , officially called the League of Arab States , is a regional organization of Arab states in Southwest Asia, and North Africa and Horn of Africa....
 reported that Sudan's president has rejected an initial proposal to send peacekeeping soldiers to the region, but promised alternatives in the near future.

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