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Bit late but I will taking a moment to remember all those who are suffering in the region, within our nation and worldwide….
285,000 killed
650,000 without aid
2 million displaced
Protect the People of Darfur, Send a UN Peacekeepers Now!….
….”Every day we are receiving more and more names of civilians killed and people fleeing their homes.” — Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International.
In what the UN has described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, and despite international revulsion at their suffering, the people of Darfur are effectively being held hostage to the deadlock between the UN, the African Union and the Sudanese government. The Sudanese government has persistently failed in its duty to protect civilians in Darfur from gross and systematic human rights violations. That responsibility has now devolved to the international community. The people of Darfur need effective protection. They need maximum pressure to be put on Sudan’s government to accept a UN force.
The UN says around 23,000 peacekeepers are needed to protect civilians and implement a peace agreement. Sign our on-line petition to send 23,000 peacekeepers to Darfur now.
Add your blue helmet to our virtual peacekeeping map – www.amnesty.org.nz
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An Amnesty International Crisis Campaign
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