Step up for Darfur
Article Launched: 06/14/2008 07:02:57 AM PDT
Far too many innocent people are dying in Darfur and in the Sudan because of escalating violence. UN peacekeepers are still not being fully deployed, and those who have escaped death or torture still face starvation and mal-nutrition.
The current political candidates of both parties have agreed that taking action rises above politics and is matter of human help and have issued a statement of solidarity on this issue. We can't wait until our new candidates actually take office. Action is needed now.
In the meantime, President Bush must use his term, including the U.S. presidency of the United Nations Security Council in June, to push for full deployment of peacekeepers in Darfur, providing them the helicopters and equipment they need. Read more >>>>>
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