The U.N. Security Council is visiting Chad for a firsthand glimpse of the spillover from Darfur's five-year conflict, according to AP. France's U.N. Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert says the Security Council also will push Chad's authorities for reconciliation between Chad and Sudan. Sudan broke off diplomatic relations with Chad last month and accused its government of backing Darfur-based rebels who attacked near Sudan's capital. Chad in turn closed its border with Sudan and halted bilateral trade. The council will meet with Chad's President Idriss Deby on Friday. It also plans to visit camps for some 300,000 refugees from the Darfur conflict and 187,000 Chadians displaced by local fighting and the violence in Darfur.
