April 3, 2004: Sudan: UN officials urge end to human rights abuses in Darfur (UN News service)

UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and UN agencies voiced their “deepest concern over the serious human rights violations and humanitarian crisis” and pointed out that the situation in Darfur “is having a devastating impact on the human security of thousands of civilians.”

2 avril 2004: Mobilisation à l’ONU contre ce qu’un responsable a décrit comme une opération de nettoyage ethnique au Soudan (Centre de Nouvelles ONU)

« Nous sommes en train d’assister à une campagne organisée de déplacements forcés de la population qui affecte des zones entières ». Il « a décrit une action concertée de nettoyage ethnique» (Secrétaire général adjoint aux affaires humanitaires et Coordonnateur des secours d’urgence de l’ONU).

April 2, 2004: Sudan: Envoy warns of ethnic cleansing as Security Council calls for ceasefire (UN News service)

“We have now seen an organized campaign being undertaken of forced depopulation of entire areas,” he said, adding he could find no other words than ethnic cleansing to describe what has been happening. (Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator)

:: March 19, 2004 (UN News service) :
Tom Eric Vraalsen, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy in Sudan:
UN agencies have received numerous reports of systematic, deliberate attacks against civilians in Darfur [emphasis added] since fighting erupted a year ago between the Sudanese Government, rebel groups including the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), and local militia. Those reports include descriptions of murders, abductions, the burning of villages and the looting of property.

[ Siriel-Media note :
• recent credible reports also reveal widespread rape.
• des rapports récents et crédibles révèlent que le viol est très répandu]