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DARFUR
In 2003 and 2004 militia, known as the Janjawid / Janjaweed, attacked
civilians in the western region of Sudan. Throughout 2004 and 2005,
newspapers across the globe were awash with parallels between the Darfur
crisis and the Rwandan genocide of 1994 after UN Secretary General Kofi
Annan highlighted the similarities. For all the wrong reasons, Sudan again
made it to the top of the global agenda.
The violence against civilians in Darfur continued into 2006 and left the
area at severe risk of famine. UN reports suggest that 400,000 people have
died, 2.5 million people have been displaced, and a further 3.5 million face
food shortages.
The links below direct you to reviewed websites that detail the events in Darfur
over the last few years.
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UN Consolidated Apeals Process report on Darfur, 2004 (webpage)
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This report outlines the reasons for the UN 2004 appeal for financial support to aid their work in restoring peace to Darfur. It quantifies the costs of reconstruction and the costs associated with establishing sustainable peace. The magitude of the crisis is emphasized by 'the bottom line': 'The agencies request a total of US$465,480,905 to implement 160 projects.' |
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