U.N.-AU call for peace along border

EL FASHER, Sudan, May 21 (UPI) -- The United Nations-African Union operation has joined a growing chorus calling for an end to a recent surge in violence along the volatile Chad-Sudan border.

Rodolphe Adada, U.N.-AU joint special representative, issued a statement calling on leaders in Chad and Sudan to end the violence along the two countries' border, which has added increased pressure on the already fragile internally displaced persons and refugee camps in the region, the United Nations reported.

Adada said violence will not solve the rebel tensions in the region and that opening a dialogue is critical.

According to a news release, the U.N.-AU mission called on governments in the region to "refrain from any act that may lead to a further escalation of tensions, which could exacerbate the suffering of Darfur's (Sudan) civilians, particularly the many internally displaced persons and refugees in the region."