Monday, March 19, 2007
Darfur Proposal
I am choosing the Darfur conflict, specifically the world’s and U.N.’s response to the Darfur Conflict. I have chosen this topic because I have a great interest on why the people of Darfur are being killed and why the world has not done anything to prevent the genocide from continuing. I would also like to raise awareness of the genocide to people in my community and abroad. I believe that people should become mindful about the conflict and spread awareness, and try to put a halt to the genocide.
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While individual countries have failed to take action, the UN has passed resolutions that have organized their peace keeping forces to go into Darfur. I believe they were set to go in December 2006, but have postponed the date. Although they are non-military and cannot launch any offensive action, Sudan has refused their intervention and have said they would see it as an aggressive act. Do you feel that the UN is powerless or has an opportunity to galvanize the powerful nations (China, USA, Russia, etc) into action? What is the purpose of the UN if it cannot stop such atrocities, and can only pass resolutions that acknowledge what is happening?
Blauna,
Today's NY Times has an article about the UN's efforts to obtain international support in convincing Sudan's President al-Bashir to allow UN troops into Sudan to help alleviate the conflict ("Egypt Rebuffs U.N. Chief on Darfur" by Warren Hoge). UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked Egypt's President Mubarak for help influencing al-Bashir, and Mubarak has refused. Following up on little mac's comment, if Egypt, a powerful neighbor of Sudan, is unwilling to help and claims that the issue must be resolved within Sudan, what options does the U.N. have to put pressure on al-Bashir?
Also, the article reports that al-Bashir has asked for a "renegotiation" of the original agreement, but the U.N. seems unwilling to do so. Do you think the U.N. is right to refuse renegotiation?
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