Tag: sudan
member name: Vonda M.
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October 29, 2007 03:07 PM EDT --
I post my blog to share information on the ongoing struggle of the people of Darfur. Some days I wonder why I bother, I wonder if anyone is reading, or if anyone cares. I’ve heard, “There . . .
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November 21, 2007 08:18 PM EST --
I’m Thankful for Living in the USA
I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving. I'm thankful for:
My two healthy boys.
Having a job and the means to put a roof . . .
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August 20, 2007 11:23 AM EDT --
The children of Darfur are not getting ready to go back to school. The children of Darfur, those that have survived the genocide, are living in fear in refugee camps.
Things are difficult . . .
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October 17, 2007 05:44 PM EDT --
Aid workers for the U.N.'s World Food Program; have been killed while trying to deliver food to the victims in Darfur. Two men were killed in the town of Ed Daien, in South Darfur. The third driver . . .
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August 21, 2007 12:20 PM EDT --
There are those that will not stop until the violence against the citizens of Darfur stops. We cannot be quiet and pretend this Genocide is not happening, because it is happening, right now. Songs for . . .
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August 28, 2007 02:46 PM EDT --
As the population in refugee camps increase, keeping people safe and healthy is increasingly challenging. This is still the rainy season in Sudan and the heavy rain makes getting aid to the camps even . . .
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August 29, 2007 05:23 PM EDT --
Resolution 1769 authorizes a UN- African hybrid peacekeeping force. The resolution was passed in July. While this is great news for the people of Darfur, a similar resolution was passed last year and . . .
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December 05, 2007 07:47 PM EST --
Today I observed the fast for Darfur. I only fasted during the morning, because I have to take medication. Having not eaten for only a few hours, it became painfully clear what people who have no food . . .
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December 17, 2007 02:59 PM EST --
"The abductees – many of them children – were held as sex slaves for a month before they managed to escape. Several became pregnant. With no access to health care, pregnancy made some . . .
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October 04, 2007 03:19 PM EDT --
"Tell your governments to get cracking." (Tutu savedarfur.org)
"Darfur is one of the most awful places in the world." (Tutu savedarfur.org)
Another day passes . . .
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August 27, 2007 12:36 PM EDT --
Living in the United States it’s hard to imagine what life is like in Darfur. Even during the best times, life in Darfur is difficult with constant drought, and challenging farming conditions. The . . .
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September 06, 2007 05:13 PM EDT --
The Darfur Timeline
September 7, 2004- The WFP delivered food aid to more then 900,000 people
September 13, 2004- More than 200 people are dying every day in North and West Darfur because of Janjaweed . . .
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September 19, 2007 06:11 PM EDT --
While the UN continues to figure out the logistics of sending in the peacekeepers, I wonder what the best solution is for the people of Darfur.
The problems that the people of Darfur face, are safety, . . .
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October 02, 2007 03:20 PM EDT --
On Sept 30, 2007 there was an attack on the Haskanita base in northern Darfur where 23 peacekeepers are now missing, and ten are dead. This attack comes about a month before peace talks are scheduled to . . .
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October 12, 2007 04:40 PM EDT --
The situation in Darfur seems to get worse every day. The most recent blow to the area is The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement has quit the government. The People’s Liberation Movement represents . . .
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November 07, 2007 06:07 PM EST --
“The real question, therefore, is not why the crisis in Darfur persists, but whether we will collectively do what’s necessary to end it.” (savedarfur.org)
There have been books written . . .
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November 26, 2007 12:29 PM EST --
China has sent peacekeepers to Darfur, but they are not welcomed according to the rebels. This situation has turned into a quandary. The rebels don’t want China to supply the peacekeepers because . . .
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December 02, 2007 02:50 PM EST --
I want to be able to fly, not just because it’s cool because that’s the only way I’ll be able to see everything I want to see. I’ve been many places, but the more places . . .
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December 18, 2007 11:45 AM EST --
Usually when Steven Spielberg speaks people listen, he hopes that rings true when he talks to China about their role in the Defer conflict. There has been accusations that China has provided arms to the . . .
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August 22, 2007 11:49 AM EDT --
The Who: The people of Darfur, more specifically the agrarian farmers.
The What: Genocide
The When: 2003-Present
The Where: Darfur a region the size of Texas in western Sudan. . . .
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