This news on the genocide in Sudan. The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to authorize a 10,000-strong peacekeeping force for the south of the country. The official mission of the peacekeepers will be to monitor the agreement signed between the government and southern rebels. Here is the UN Under Secretary -General for Peacekeeping, Jean Marie Guehenno: “It is clear that the present state of affairs in Darfur is unacceptable, it’s problems are immediate and we can not accept the status quo, the violence and destruction must stop, impunity must end.” The UN estimates it could take months before the force is deployed.