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| UN envoy ordered to leave Sudan | UN envoy ordered to leave Sudan |
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| The UN's envoy to Sudan, Jan Pronk, has been recalled to New York for consultations following Khartoum's demand that he leave within three days. | The UN's envoy to Sudan, Jan Pronk, has been recalled to New York for consultations following Khartoum's demand that he leave within three days. |
| The expulsion was ordered after Mr Pronk wrote in his blog that Sudan's army had suffered defeats in the Darfur region and its morale was low. | The expulsion was ordered after Mr Pronk wrote in his blog that Sudan's army had suffered defeats in the Darfur region and its morale was low. |
| A UN spokesman said Mr Pronk was expressing his personal views. | A UN spokesman said Mr Pronk was expressing his personal views. |
| Sudan is resisting strong international pressure to allow UN peacekeepers in to try to end the conflict in Darfur. | Sudan is resisting strong international pressure to allow UN peacekeepers in to try to end the conflict in Darfur. |
| Sudan's government had given Mr Pronk until midday Wednesday to leave, but with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan recalling him for consultations, he will now leave late on Monday. | Sudan's government had given Mr Pronk until midday Wednesday to leave, but with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan recalling him for consultations, he will now leave late on Monday. |
| 'False information' | 'False information' |
| Sudan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sammani al-Wasila, told the BBC that Mr Pronk had strayed beyond his mandate and lost his neutrality. | |
| The morale in the government army in north Darfur has gone down - some generals have been sacked; soldiers have refused to fight Jan PronkUN envoy to Sudan | The morale in the government army in north Darfur has gone down - some generals have been sacked; soldiers have refused to fight Jan PronkUN envoy to Sudan |
| "It is not his right to comment," he said. "The second thing, the false information he is giving and the interference in matters - he has got nothing to do with it. Enough is enough. | "It is not his right to comment," he said. "The second thing, the false information he is giving and the interference in matters - he has got nothing to do with it. Enough is enough. |
| "His role as personal envoy to the secretary general means he should be neutral to help solving problems, rather than creating problems." | "His role as personal envoy to the secretary general means he should be neutral to help solving problems, rather than creating problems." |
| Mr Pronk is not guaranteed an entirely sympathetic hearing from his boss in New York, says the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Khartoum. | Mr Pronk is not guaranteed an entirely sympathetic hearing from his boss in New York, says the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Khartoum. |
| Mr Pronk's website has got him into trouble before, our correspondent says, and he has ignored requests from within the UN to stop writing on it. | Mr Pronk's website has got him into trouble before, our correspondent says, and he has ignored requests from within the UN to stop writing on it. |
| See which parts of Darfur are too dangerous for aid workersEnlarge Map He was already at loggerheads with Khartoum over attempts to get UN peacekeepers into Darfur. | See which parts of Darfur are too dangerous for aid workersEnlarge Map He was already at loggerheads with Khartoum over attempts to get UN peacekeepers into Darfur. |
| This time he angered the Sudanese by writing on his personal website a week ago that "morale in the government army in north Darfur has gone down. Some generals have been sacked; soldiers have refused to fight". | This time he angered the Sudanese by writing on his personal website a week ago that "morale in the government army in north Darfur has gone down. Some generals have been sacked; soldiers have refused to fight". |
| He said the Sudanese army had lost two major battles recently to rebel groups in the western region, and that Arab militias were being mobilised in violation of UN resolutions. | He said the Sudanese army had lost two major battles recently to rebel groups in the western region, and that Arab militias were being mobilised in violation of UN resolutions. |
| The Janjaweed militias are accused of widespread atrocities, even genocide. | The Janjaweed militias are accused of widespread atrocities, even genocide. |
| The army said Mr Pronk's remarks amounted to psychological warfare and demanded an apology. | The army said Mr Pronk's remarks amounted to psychological warfare and demanded an apology. |
| Expulsion condemned | Expulsion condemned |
| More than 200,000 people are thought to have died and two million have been displaced as a result of the three-year conflict in Darfur. | More than 200,000 people are thought to have died and two million have been displaced as a result of the three-year conflict in Darfur. |
| The UN Security Council has passed a resolution calling for 20,000 troops to be sent to Darfur to replace the 7,000 poorly equipped African Union troops who have failed to end the conflict. | The UN Security Council has passed a resolution calling for 20,000 troops to be sent to Darfur to replace the 7,000 poorly equipped African Union troops who have failed to end the conflict. |
| The Janjaweed are accused of ethnic cleansing in DarfurBut the BBC's Laura Trevelyan says that UN officials privately acknowledge that all they may be able to do is provide back-up to the AU force. | The Janjaweed are accused of ethnic cleansing in DarfurBut the BBC's Laura Trevelyan says that UN officials privately acknowledge that all they may be able to do is provide back-up to the AU force. |
| Sudan has said it will not allow UN peacekeepers on its territory, calling it a bid to restore colonial rule. | Sudan has said it will not allow UN peacekeepers on its territory, calling it a bid to restore colonial rule. |
| Britain condemned Mr Pronk's expulsion and urged Sudan to reconsider. | Britain condemned Mr Pronk's expulsion and urged Sudan to reconsider. |
| "This step is counter-productive and will contribute nothing to solving the problems of Sudan," said Foreign Office Minister Lord Triesman. | "This step is counter-productive and will contribute nothing to solving the problems of Sudan," said Foreign Office Minister Lord Triesman. |
| In Brussels, European Union spokesman Amadeu Altafaj Tardio said: "The presence of the United Nations is vital to hundreds of thousands of citizens of the Darfur region." | In Brussels, European Union spokesman Amadeu Altafaj Tardio said: "The presence of the United Nations is vital to hundreds of thousands of citizens of the Darfur region." |
| Sudan's official news agency, Suna, said Khartoum remained "committed to co-operate" with the UN, and would work with Mr Pronk's successor. | Sudan's official news agency, Suna, said Khartoum remained "committed to co-operate" with the UN, and would work with Mr Pronk's successor. |