Protests took place in 30 countries around the world to mark Global Day for Darfur today.
Meanwhile, the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has said that he wants Darfur's proposed peacekeeping force to be in place by the end of the year.
He has pledged 'technical help' for the joint UN-African Union force, which is understood to mean the airlifting of African peacekeepers to the region or possibly supplying equipment to help them operate.
Britain, Sudan's former colonial ruler, says it will not contribute soldiers to the 26,000-strong joint UN-AU force in line with Khartoum's demand for a predominantly African presence in Darfur.
Mr Brown also hinted at sanctions if fighting in the southern Sudanese region continues and described the four and a half year Darfur conflict as 'one of the great tragedies of our time'.
Some 200,000 people have died in the Darfur conflict since 2003 and more than 2.1m people have been displaced, according to UN estimates that are contested by Khartoum.
The Sudanese government and Darfur rebels are to hold peace talks on 27 October in Libya under the auspices of the UN and African Union.
Sudan signed a joint statement with the UN this month agreeing to end violence in Darfur, prepare for the peace talks and help deploy the peacekeepers.
