A million voices for Darfur

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Two years into the crisis, the western Sudanese region of Darfur is acknowledged to be a humanitarian and human rights tragedy of the first order. According to recent reports by the World Food Program, the United Nations and the Coalition for International Justice, 3.5 million people are now hungry, 2.5 million have been displaced due to violence, and 400,000 people have died in Darfur thus far. The international community is failing to protect civilians itself or to influence the Sudanese government to do so.

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A pre-emptive apology
 
Mary,
No matter what you were taught, the UN is in existence to support each country’s national interest. It was put in place to prevent another world war, not to do good deeds.

Darfur is off of most countries’ radar.

Sorry to say it, because it is a very horrendous tragedy.

Here is **An Open Letter to the American People from Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer
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The United States is leading the world in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. As Secretary Rice has said, the U.S. calls this tragedy by the only name it deserves: genocide. We are working diligently with the United Nations, the African Union, and our international partners to end the violence, to hold accountable those individuals responsible for atrocities, and to ensure the delivery of humanitarian relief. We are also pressing the Government of Sudan and the non-signatory rebel groups to end the fighting.
President Bush is intensely and personally interested in helping the people of Darfur. He appointed Andrew S. Natsios as his Special Envoy to Sudan on September 19, 2006. Mr. Natsios is familiar with the region and will work closely with the State Department team, led by Secretary Rice and Assistant Secretary Frazer, to strengthen efforts to end the conflict in Darfur and bring peace to all of Sudan.

AMIS recently extended its mandate in Darfur to December 31, 2006. The U.S. Government will continue to support AMIS as it transitions to a larger, more robust U.N. peacekeeping operation. The U.S. has been generous in its support of AMIS thus far, expending nearly $300 million since its inception in 2004. We also continue to work in the U.N. Security Council to ensure implementation of resolution 1706 and to persuade the Government of Sudan to accept the transition to a U.N. force.

Furthermore, the United States is reaching out to non-signatories to the Darfur Peace Agreement to encourage them to join the agreement and seek a peaceful solution to the conflict. *

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Here is the US State Dept. page on the subject.
 
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