The reason behind Pronk's expulsion

Jan Pronk, the United Nations’ chief envoy to Sudan, has been a thorn in that government’s side concerning the ongoing massacre in Darfur.


Pronk has been among advocates of sending a 20,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force into Darfur — but that country’s government has rejected such action. Clearly, Sudanese leaders are more interested in allowing the slaughter to continue than in welcoming a U.N. force that might stop it.

SUDAN: EXPELLED U.N. ENVOY SAYS HE DOESN'T REGRET DARFUR REMARKS








The Hague, 25 Oct. (AKI) - Jan Pronk, the UN envoy to Sudan who was expelled by the country's government over comments he made on the Darfur confict, told Dutch radio on Wednesday he did not regret what he said and that Khartoum had broken its peace accord. "The main thing is that a peace accord was signed in Darfur but the military are trampling all over it and are still trying to gain a military victory," Pronk said. "I have been trying constantly over the last months to expose this and this doesn't suit them."

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, who recalled Pronk to New York earlier this week for clarifications, has voiced support for the UN official.