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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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Oxfam Darfur webpage (webpage)
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Oxfam have a significant presence in the refugee camps established in Chad. Their webpage provides first-hand accounts of the situation as well as reports and requests deriving from the situation in both Chad and Darfur.
On one of the linked pages, Oxfam surmises the widely-held view that "the level of response by the international community to date is not commensurate with the vast humanitarian needs in Chad and Darfur."
At the bottom of this webpage is a photo-diary showing life in Darfur during the rainy season. |
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