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The humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan has left over 2 million people displaced, 200,000 dead, and hundreds of thousands more at risk - threatened by genocide, warfare, violence, disease, famine, malnutrition, and general political instability. This, coupled with the drought, desertification, and overpopulation that had long threatened the African nation, has left the people of Sudan to live in constant fear for their lives and well-being. And yet, sadly, much of the world continues to turn a blind eye.

World religious organizations, Nobel Peace Prize winners, the United Nations, and world leaders have identified a great need to help survivors of genocide in the Sudan. It is time for all of us to come together to collectively reach out in any way we can to assist the victims of this holocaust and try to bring an end to acts of hate against humanity. Below this AP photo essay are links to ways you can become involved in the Sudan relief effort:


A CRY FOR PEACE IN DARFUR

Sudanese citizens hold placards reading, peace in Darfur, people keep dying in Darfur, responsible of crimes in Darfur to the Hague tribunal, during a demonstration in Rome, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, to demand an immediate cease-fire in Sudan's Darfur region and the swift deployment of an expanded peacekeeping force there. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
In this picture released by Amnesty International, blindfolded activists calling for peace in Darfur hold a banner reading: "Darfur, let's not look away", as they demonstrate near the Eiffel tower in Paris, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. Britain, the U.S., New Zealand, South Africa and Japan called for international action in Darfur ahead of this week's U.N. General Assembly meeting to discuss the crisis in western Sudan. (AP Photo/Pierre-Yves Brunaud, Amnesty International, HO)
Sudanese women hold up placards during the arrival of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the north Darfur capital of El Fasher, Sudan Wednesday Sept. 5, 2007. Ban Ki-moon promised to step efforts to end the four-year-old conflict on his first visit to Darfur Wednesday and urged the world to be more sympathetic to the millions of people whose lives have been uprooted. (AP Photo/ Zohra Bensemra, Pool)
A Kenyan woman holds a poster during a protest march in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday. Dec. 7, 2006. Kenyan and Sudanese women living in Kenya held a protest march to express their concern for the deteriorating security situation and continued violence against women and girls in Darfur, Sudan.(AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
Montpelier High School students march down State St. in Montpelier, Vt., Friday, April 6, 2007. The students hoped to raise awareness of the genocide taking place in Darfur by wearing t-shirts about the issue. A week ago, the students showed some posters about Darfur to the principal, Peter Evans, who approved them before the students taped them on the school walls. The next morning, before students arrived for classes, the administration took down the posters. Evans said no objection has been raised to the T-shirts .(AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
Protesters hold hourglasses filled with artificial blood meant to symbolize that time is running out to protect civilian lives in Darfur at a rally outside Downing Street in London Sunday, April 29, 2007. Demonstrators rallied outside Prime Minister Tony Blair's residence Sunday as part of a global day of protests against the bloodshed in Darfur. Organizers said 3,500 people attended the rally. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Activists of human rights organization Amnesty International hang red-painted women's clothes to protest against rape and sexual harrasment in Darfur, during their action marking the International Women's Day in Budapest, Hungary Thursday, March 8, 2007. According to Amnesty International, the recent months have seen a dramatic increase in the numbers of rapes as Darfur has been plunged into new fighting. Rape and other forms of sexual violence by fighters are recognized as war crimes and crimes against humanity. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
Participants of a "die-in" rally lie down on Boston Common in Boston, Sunday, April 29, 2007, as part of a global day of protests against the bloodshed in Darfur, Sudan. Demonstrations were planned in more than 30 countries Sunday, designated by campaigners as a global day of action against the conflict that has killed at least 200,000 people and displaced more than 2.5 million since 2003. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)
Chadian children play during the visit of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, unseen, to the Um Shalaya refugee camp south of the Darfur town of Al-Geneina, Sudan Wednesday, April 25, 2007. The UNHCR chief was welcomed with traditional songs by Chadian refugees at the camp that is located 65 km from the Chadian borders, during his second day tour at refugee camps in West Darfur that included a security briefing at the African Union Sector Head Quarters. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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RELATED LINKS

Eyes on Darfur leverages the power of high-resolution satellite imagery to provide unimpeachable evidence of the atrocities being committed in Darfur - enabling action by private citizens, policy makers and international courts.

Save the Children in Sudan: An estimated 4 million people in Sudan are displaced or living as refugees; many lack even the basics like clean water or food. Save the Children provides help in the form of emergency/disaster relief to the enormous population of war-affected people.

Human Rights Watch: Information on reported human rights abuses and ethnic cleansing in the Darfur region of Sudan.

The Save Darfur Coalition is an alliance of over 170 faith-based, advocacy and humanitarian organizations working to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to mobilize a unified response to the atrocities that threaten the lives of two million people.

CARE: Questions and Answers about the Crisis in Sudan



 


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