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"en.20041215.8.3-261"2
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From its outset, at the beginning of the year, the Darfur crisis has been one of the absolute priorities on the EU agenda. Throughout the year the European Union has been at the forefront of international efforts to contain and resolve the conflict in Darfur, to stop the massive human rights violations taking place there and to prevent an already very serious humanitarian situation from deteriorating further.
Member States and the Community have contributed to the humanitarian relief efforts with more than EUR 325 million. The Union has also strongly supported the African Union's leading role in addressing the crisis. The EU has thus played a key role in support of an AU-led ceasefire monitoring mission and is now actively supporting the deployment of the expanded mission.
Almost 60 per cent of the total cost of the expanded AU mission is financed by a contribution of some EUR 80 million from the peace facility, and several Member States are providing additional financial and logistical support for the mission as well as planners and military observers.
The Council has repeatedly, most recently on the occasion of its meeting on 22 November, confirmed its readiness to continue to provide support for the deployment of the mission in terms of financing, logistics and material, as well as personnel if requested.
The Council considers that the deployment of the expanded AU mission in Darfur, together with the EU-led negotiations between the parties to find a political solution for Darfur, offers an opportunity for a comprehensive solution to the Darfur conflict.
In parallel to these efforts, the EU has contributed to the pressure from the international community on all parties to guarantee free and unconditional access for humanitarian aid and to ensure the security of the civilian population. The Council is closely monitoring compliance by all parties with the demands expressed by the EU and the rest of the international community and the commitments it has undertaken with the UN. To this end, the EU collaborates closely with the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for the Sudan and actively takes part in the work of the Joint Implementation Mechanism that evaluates the implementation of the joint communiqué which consists of the commitments of both the Sudanese Government and the United Nations.
In line with Resolutions 1556 and 1564 of the UN Security Council, the Council has also on several occasions reiterated its willingness to take appropriate measures, including sanctions, if no progress is achieved on the commitments made by the Sudanese Government."@en1
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