About 20,000 Ugandans are also reported to be in the Beni area of DRC, having fled fighting between the ADF and the Ugandan army. The visit was aimed at promoting an end to the war in southern Sudan. As both parties stepped up verbal attacks and threats, diplomats said that they could not see a way out of the current crisis. The proposals called on Savimbi to hand over areas under his control and to provide accurate numbers of his forces. The Security Council gave Savimbi until 15 August to comply.
Diplomats say that so far little has been done to meet the demands.
Fuel and arms embargoes are already in place. The Security Council said that increasing tension in the northern part of the country was spreading rapidly to the central and southern provinces with very dangerous implications for the peace process. Only 61,600 of the roughly 159,000 rebels and their families have so far been demobilised. Just over 20,500 of the 61,600 are former fighters, while the rest are family members. The material contained in this communication may not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies.