Aug25
In Advocacy - By Administrator
The president faces a critical decision on how to move forward on Sudan–including one that may result in a severe shift in approach in U.S. policy nearly 100 days before the referendum vote that could divide Africa’s largest country. Urge President Obama to adopt the right plan for Sudan.
Nicholas Kristof has tweeted about a letter to President Obama that many of our organizations signed onto it. Please retweet Kristof’s message: A letter from 68 organizations to Obama, calling on him to revise his dysfunctional Sudan policy: http://scr.bi/denqfk
Go to www.sudanactionnow.com and sign the letter to President Obama advising on how best to proceed. After signing, you will be prompted to post on Facebook and tweet a message about the letter.
Aug20
In Commentary - By Administrator
The Disappearing Genocide: Victims in Darfur are no longer seen, heard, or helped.
by Eric Reeves August 20, 2010 | 12:00 am
Here’s the situation there right now: Humanitarian indicators, especially in North Darfur, are ominous, particularly malnutrition levels ; yet both U.N. agencies and International Nongovernmental Organizations (INGOs) refuse to speak about conditions candidly. In the wake of the March 2009 expulsions, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs no longer produces its comprehensive, detailed accounts of humanitarian conditions throughout Darfur. The 13 expelled international humanitarian organizations, which together provided approximately half the aid capacity in Darfur, have been only partially replaced; and the overall quality and capacity of aid operations remains much reduced. Malnutrition studies have been held hostage by Khartoum with no effective protest, despite the importance of such data for work in the field. Regime officials have demanded, and been granted, a role in the collection, analysis, and promulgation of humanitarian data—and have made clear they are willing to use their veto power if studies are judged too damning. And, most importantly, access for aid workers is at an all-time low, and shrinking rapidly, chiefly for lack of security. Full article >
Aug17
In News and Policy Analyses - By Administrator
Katie-Jay
August 16th, 2010
Forty-three Darfuris living in North America issued a statement today calling on the international community to act on their Responsibility to Protect (R2P), particularly the United States:
“Currently, our people in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp of Kalma are under threat of violence, homelessness, and lack of basic life subsistence. The threat is coming from the local government of South Darfur and from central government in Khartoum. Similar conditions are faced by IDPs in Hamideyeah in the Zalengi area of West Darfur. Full article >
The president faces a critical decision on how to move forward on Sudan–including one that may result in a severe shift in approach in U.S. policy nearly 100 days before the referendum vote that could divide Africa’s largest country. Urge President Obama to adopt the right plan for Sudan.
