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Submitted by d370x on March 21, 2006
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Darfur, Sudan is in western Africa with Egypt to the north, Ethiopia to the east, and Chad to the left. Darfur is a place where a conflict involving the Janjaweed, a government-supported militia recruited from local Arab tribes, and the non-Arab people of the region. This is a place where both sides are largely black in skin tone, and the distinction between "Arab" and "anon-Arab" and is disputed heavily by the Sudanese government. In a country with a population of (since July 2005) 40,187,486, the people of this country are only projected to live up to approximately 58.54 years. This is thanks to the region, climate, and governmental situation of the area. As for the economy, Darfur's economy is based on the subsistence of agriculture.
Now to move on to the problem. For almost three years, the children of Darfur have had a conflict that has forced millions to flee their homes. And in spite of continuing humanitarian aid, many are still facing severe food shortages and disease because of the ongoing insecurity. The U.N. has tried repeatedly to send humanitarian aid to the people of Darfur, but the Janjaweed (militia) only are violent and reject all humanitarian aid. The African Union's (AU) supply has nearly dry from trying to struggle with this situation. The problem with the African Union is that they aren't requesting any aid and the people of this region are not ready to stand up without having the support of the African Union.
Malnourishment is not the only problem though, there is also the issue of the government and Janjaweeds killing off large amounts of people in short periods of time. Most of these attacks only involve killings of men. Families of people involved with the army or militia were mostly warned and the women and children were evacuated before the attacks on these villages began. So with the mix of the lack of care for the citizens and these attacks, I would say that this situation is a mix of genocide and a violation of...
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