The Crisis in the Sudan
I will be honest with you (ashamedly so): I have paid little attention to the situation going on in the Darfur region of western Sudan. I have heard bits and pieces from Colin Powell and others, but other news events including the tsunami tragedy have certainly muted much of the African crisis.
The fact is, right now there are many different fronts of human suffering around the world and each calls for immediate response. If you, like me, have been out of the loop on the genocide in Darfur, I encourage you to read through the following article and follow the link to the Save Darfur website to see how you can become more involved.
Also, many questions continue to fly around regarding the meaning (if any) behind the increase in violence, natural tragedy, etc.. Why now and why so much all at once? For one Christian theologian's perspective, consider reading through the two-part series on Al Mohler's blog and also check out Evangelical Outpost's blog for another perspective.
The fact is, right now there are many different fronts of human suffering around the world and each calls for immediate response. If you, like me, have been out of the loop on the genocide in Darfur, I encourage you to read through the following article and follow the link to the Save Darfur website to see how you can become more involved.
Also, many questions continue to fly around regarding the meaning (if any) behind the increase in violence, natural tragedy, etc.. Why now and why so much all at once? For one Christian theologian's perspective, consider reading through the two-part series on Al Mohler's blog and also check out Evangelical Outpost's blog for another perspective.
Violence and Suffering in Sudan's Darfur
A preventable humanitarian crisis is raging in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
The emergency in Darfur presents the starkest challenge to the world since the Rwanda genocide in 1994. A government-backed Arab militia known as Janjaweed has been engaging in campaigns to displace and wipe out communities of African tribal farmers.
Villages have been razed, women and girls are systematically raped and branded, men and boys murdered, and food and water supplies targeted and destroyed. Government aerial bombardments support the Janjaweed by hurling explosives as well as barrels of nails, car chassis and old appliances from planes to crush people and property. Tens of thousands have died. Well over a million people have been driven from their homes and humanitarian agencies have only limited access to the affected region.
John Prendergast of International Crisis Group warns, "We have not yet hit the apex of the crisis."
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) estimates that 350,000 people or more could die in the coming months. Ongoing assessments by independent organizations such as Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) suggest that USAID’s estimate may be conservative. If aid is denied or unavailable, as many as a million people could perish.
Lives are hanging in the balance on a massive scale.
Labels: David C. Price
posted by DAVID C. PRICE at 1/03/2005 04:06:00 PM
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Another good blog for following the situation in Sudan is http://sudanwatch.blogspot.com/
Nice to meet you David, thank you for the kind mention. Best wishes for a peaceful 2005.
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