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More help promised on Darfur
The Prime Minister has pledged technical support for peacekeepers due to go to Sudan's Darfur region, and warned Khartoum of possible further sanctions if it failed to make "necessary changes".
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Brown described the situation in Sudan as "one of the great tragedies of our time" and said it would "disastrous" if the fighting did not stop.
The PM said that current efforts are an attempt to bring the recent UN resolution, the ceasefire and the political settlement together to move the situation forward.
"If that were to happen, we'd be prepared to give economic assistance so that the people of Darfur were in a better position and we can start to rebuild," he said.
"If it doesn't work and we find that the government of Sudan is not making the changes necessary, then we will have to move to further sanctions."
Mr Brown backed the today's Global Day for Darfur, saying that the British Government and international community will "make the difference that's necessary".
Conference 2007 - Britain in the World announcements
As well as further reform of the United Nations, to make it more effective, the Prime Minister will be urging the UN to form an Environmental Agency.
Accommodation for soldiers will be improved.
November 6 2007
Queen’s Speech has new bills
There were 29 bills and draft bills mentioned in the Queen’s Speech on November 6 2007. For more details on the Bills relating to this Commission, click here.
December 17 2007
Prime Minister outlines EU priorities
Speaking to MPs in Parliament, the Prime Minister said that the EU was now moving to a "new agenda" in order to "meet the challenges of the global era". Institutional reform as addressed in the EU Treaty, signed last week, would not be revisited "in the forseeable future", he added.
He also spoke about the EU announcement on Kosovo and climate change.
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