Check out my blog from today...some media and other blog links to follow. Here is the summary.
The outgoing commander of the joint UN-African Union (UNAMID) peacekeeping force, Martin Luther Agwai, made news earlier today when he told reporters that, “As of today, I would not say there is a war going on in Darfur.”
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With or without active warfare in Darfur, the situation remains dangerous and bleak for millions of Darfuris. Peace does not appear around the corner and, as we all know by now, over 2.7 million live in IDP camps and roughly 4.7 million are dependent in some way on humanitarian assistance....While the nature of the violence in Darfur has certainly changed, it remains a human rights and humanitarian crisis of the first order. Agwai’s comments may get headlines, but these reports reveal without doubt that Darfuri civilians lack even the most basic human rights. Despite their hopes and prayers for peace and protection, the nightmare that began over six years ago continues.
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