We need to begin an all-out diplomatic offensive on Darfur in order to prepare the way for a peacekeeping force that can ensure protection for the people of Darfur.
One's own self-worth is tied to the worth of the community to which one belongs, which is intimately connected to humanity in general. What happens in Darfur becomes an assault on my own community, and on me as an individual. That's what the human family is all about.
Rebels in Darfur have learned the value of mobilizing western human rights groups to prolong wars, and this lesson is working gloriously for them.
After the sale of Celtel, I really wanted to give the money back, and I had a number of choices - to go and buy masses of blankets and baby milk or to go into Darfur or Congo. That would have been very nice actually, but it's just like an aspirin: it doesn't deal with the problem.
Overall, there have been at least 10 serious attacks on humanitarian workers in the past 30 days - for the purpose of looting - particularly in West Darfur. The situation in South Darfur is not better.
The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month.
In these next 12 months what we'd like to see is the steady start of the return to the south, a peace agreement to be achieved in Darfur and the east, progressive improvement of security in Darfur and the start of the sustained return of refugees there,
A government-made hurricane hit Darfur ... using these Janjaweed militias, ... And the human debris has washed up on the shores of Chad.
The Coalition for International Justice estimated that 450,000 people in Darfur have died since the deadly genocide began some three years ago.