Monday, August 14, 2006

Danger and death continue in Darfur with little world response


United Nations needs to send a large peacekeeping force as soon as possible


Despite a peace agreement reached in May, civilians continue to die in Darfur. Three years of violence have displaced thousands of innocents in western Sudan.

The only solution is a robust response from the international community, Africans and Westerners alike.

There is plenty of blame to go around for the problems in Darfur.

Blame the intransigence of the Sudanese government, the recalcitrance of some rebel factions, the inadequacies of the African Union peacekeeping force and the glacially slow responses of the United Nations. Read more >>>

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