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May 12, 2005

More on Sudan

It is good to see Sudan getting some attention at last in blogworld. Ingrid at Sudan Watch, and Steve at Two and two makes five have been calling for our attention with persistent regularity, but often it seems we Christians are too preoccupied with blogging against each other to be concerned about such trivia as genocide or third world famine.

Now, Catez at Allthings2all is bringing together a collection of posts on the crisis in Darfur, and a number of people are responding to the challenge.

Since my last post on Sudan, the World Food Programme has announced it has only received half of the money it needs to feed the 2million people it is trying to help. Rations will therefore have to be cut.

The UN Security Council has recently adopted two resolutions on Darfur, one imposing sanctions and the other making it possible to refer the matter to the International Criminal Court. Good news. But action is needed to support the African Union troops there. The BBC says NATO is still examining the possibilities of sending more troops for peacekeeping work, but is not rushing in. Last week over 200 asylum seekers from Darfur protested outside Downing Street, calling for £30m to pay for a larger peacekeeping force of African troops there.

Human Rights Watch has some suggestions about what you can do if you are in the UK or US. They give addresses of people to write to, including Kofi Annan, the Sudanese Government, and your own elected representatives, to call for action. And, of course, you can also donate through HRW, World Vision, or many other organisations.

Posted by Keith at May 12, 2005 11:06 PM

Comments

Posted by: Milton Stanley at May 14, 2005 01:32 PM

Posted by: Catez at May 16, 2005 06:28 PM