On 25 August, Sudan rejected attending a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting to explain its plan to send 10,000 Sudanese soldiers to Darfur instead of the proposed 20,000 UN peacekeeping force.
24. august: Sudans regering afslog at deltage i et møde i FN’s Sikkerhedsråd, hvor den var blevet bedt om at forklare sin plan om at sende 10.000 soldater til Darfur i stedet for en FN mission.