Mukesh Kapila was the United Nations ' top official in Sudan in 2003 . Over time and under pressure , Chinese diplomats helped persuade Sudan to accept a U.N.-led peacekeeping force with the understanding that many of the troops would come from African countries . Since that year , an estimated 500 Darfuris have been killed or died . He says a UN official 's warning of violence ` ` Sudan into a big hole '' Kapila says atrocities could have been prevented if the world had taken action sooner .
Mukesh Kapila was the United Nations ' top official in Sudan in 2003 . Since that year , an estimated 500 Darfuris have been killed or died . He says a UN official 's warning of violence ` ` Sudan into a big hole '' Kapila says atrocities could have been prevented if the world had taken action sooner .