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THE CRISIS IN DARFUR, SUDAN:
IS IT GENOCIDE?
HOW CAN THE AFRICAN UNION DO THE JOB?
AND WHAT TWO TOP UN OFFICIALS SAW DURING A VISIT

The worst humanitarian crisis in the world continues, with the UN's senior man in Sudan, Jan Pronk, reporting no progress on the issues of security and impunity.

The Special Adviser on genocide, Juan Mendez, talks about insecurity he observed around the camps in Darfur:

"The camps are very dangerous. People do not leave the camps and when they leave, especially women when they go looking for wood, they are subject to rape and sexual assaults."

And the UN Human Rights Commissioner, Louise Arbour, calls for an international police force to protect the internally displaced persons.

All focus is now on the African Union, but the monitoring troops in Darfur are limited by logistical and financial needs. The AU Chairman, Olusegun Obasanjo, calls for help.

The United States envoy to the UN, John Danforth, announces millions of dollars to assist the AU.

And the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, sets up a Commission of Inquiry to determine whether genocide has taken place in Darfur.

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