UN Approves Oil Sanction on Sudan

The resolution also calls for an enlargement in the observation power of the African Union and for investigations into human rights violations. Some claim that genocide has occurred in Darfur, which has been the scene of almost constant fighting over the past 19 months.

The resolution demands that the Khartoum administration prevent the Arab militias from attacking villages in western Darfur. If the government fails to do so then sanctions will begin.

11 members of the Security Council voted in favor of the resolution, while four members abstained.