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On April 10 2008, US President George W.
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Bush expects to speed up the deployment of peacekeepers in Darfur, Sudan, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said Thursday.
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In his meeting with Richard Williamson, US special envoy for Sudan, Bushsaid it needs to"press for rapid deployment of the UN force and humanitarian access onthe ground,"Perino told reporters.
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Some 9,000 civilians have been killed and about 1million people were displaced since the conflict erupted in Sudan's western Darfur region in February 2003.
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Bush named Andrew Natsios as his special envoy for Sudan inSeptember 2006 to end the violence in Sudan's western Darfur region.
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Williamson replaced Natsios who resigned on December 21 last year.
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