World leaders urged to 'break Darfur silence'

On the eve of a high-level UN meeting on Darfur, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged world leaders to “break their silence” and put justice at the top of the agenda because there will be no peace as long as alleged war criminals remain free in Sudan.

Ministers from 26 countries have been invited to attend today’s meeting chaired by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Chairman Alpha Oumar Konare to mobilise international support for new political negotiations, deployment of a 26,000-strong AU-UN force and expanding humanitarian assistance to Darfur.