Annan seeks to evade Sudan blame

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Kofi Annan has said the United Nations should not be blamed for the world's inaction in Sudan's Darfur conflict.

The UN chief was in charge of peacekeeping during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and was widely criticised.

Some human rights campaigners say a genocide is being carried out against black Africans in Darfur by Arab militias but Mr Annan disagrees.

Some one million people have fled what the UN calls "a campaign of ethnic cleansing" in Darfur.

Annan seeks to evade Sudan blame....

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Annan's remarks came during an interview with UN Radio, http://www.un.org/apps/sg/offthecuff.asp?nid=599