Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 32

09-August-2004

Sudan Starts Grassroots Development Of Melut Oilfield As UN Threatens Sanctions

The UN Security Council voted on 30 July to give Sudan 30 days to start showing that it is restoring law and order in Darfour and facilitating the resolution of the humanitarian crisis there. If Khartoum fails to oblige during this and subsequent 30-day periods then sanctions of an unidentified nature will be imposed on the country. Meanwhile, Sudan has...