UN chief warns on Sudan secession push

31 January 2010

Ban Ki-Moon pledges to “work hard” to avoid the secession of south Sudan in a referendum next year, a position that risks setting the international community against proponents of independence in the region.

The UN secretary-general said “Whatever the result of the referendum, we have to think how to manage the outcome. It is very important for Sudan but also for the region,” Mr Ban said at an African Union summit in Addis Ababa. “We’ll work hard to avoid a possible secession.”

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