The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted on Tuesday a resolution to create a peacekeeping force of up to 19,555 soldiers in Darfur. They will be aided by 3,772 police, alongside 19 police units of 140 people each. The peacekeeping force will be made up mostly of peacekeepers from Africa with backup from Asian troops.

The resolution was made possible two months ago by the green light given by Sudan for a joint peacekeeping force to enter the conflict-torn Darfur. The agreement came after a long period of negotiations with African Union and United Nations representatives.

"The government of Sudan has accepted the proposal of a hybrid operation. The meeting concluded that the proposed operation would contribute considerably to the stabilization of the situation in Darfur in its political, humanitarian and security dimensions," AU’s Commissioner for Peace and Security Said Djinnit announced in June.

The newly approved force, if fully deployed, would be the world’s largest peacekeeping operation. The command and control structures for the hybrid operation will be provided by the United Nations. Troop offers from outside Africa will only be approved after using up those of African contributing countries.

An African Union mission in Sudan is currently consisted of 7,000 troopers, but they are overwhelmed by the numbers of African rebels, that are attacking both civilians and Sudanese army members. Along with the small number of AU soldiers, another impediment represents the lack of proper military equipment, practically leaving the population at the mercy of the rebels.

Sudan has been under a great deal of pressure from the international community after more than 300,000 people died in the conflict that has been catalogued as a “genocide” by the White House. Almost 2.5 million people have been scattered across the region, most lacking essential provisions or medical aid.

Despite the various numbers of deaths speculated, the Khartoum authorities claim that around 9,000 persons were killed since the violence erupted in 2003. Along with being accused of hiding real figures, the Sudanese authorities are allegedly helping the Janjaweed militias to oust the African tribes that raised their arms against the Khartoum regime that left them in poverty and did nothing to help the underdeveloped zone.