U.S. says UN deployment in Darfur should be immediate

The State Department called Tuesday for deployment of a U.N. force in Darfur without delay.

"Only a large, mobile, fast-reacting and robust U.N. peacekeeping force is capable of confronting the multiple, complex challenges that currently exist in Darfur," State Department press officer Curtis Cooper said. - AP Aug 22, 2006 via ST.