UN adopts resulotion threatening oil industry sanctions on Sudan
Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Wang Guangya gestures during the U.N. Security Council vote at the United Nations in New York, Sept. 18, 2004. The United Nations Security Council adopted on Saturday a US-proposed resolution threatening oil industry sanctions on Sudan if it fails to stabilize the situation in the troubled western Darfur region. China, Russia, Algeria and Pakistan abstained.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan attends the U.N. Security Council meeting on the issue of Sudan at the United Nations in New York, Sept. 18, 2004. The United Nations Security Council adopted on Saturday a US-proposed resolution threatening oil industry sanctions on Sudan if it fails to stabilize the situation in the troubled western Darfur region. China, Russia, Algeria and Pakistan abstained.