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last update: december 9th, 2010

Nicholas Kristof: "George Clooney in Sudan"

Nicholas Kristof's New York Times blog premieres the new video with board member George Clooney, "Endgame in Sudan."

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Board Members George Clooney and John Prendergast Joint Op-Ed: "We can prevent the next Darfur"

If you had had the opportunity three months ahead of time to prevent Darfur's genocide, what would you have done?

 

The world faces such an opportunity today. On Jan. 9, just 84 days from now, the people of southern Sudan and of the disputed region of Abyei -- which straddles northern and southern Sudan -- will vote in referendums on self-determination. If held freely and fairly, these votes will result in an independent, oil-rich Southern Sudan. If not, the catastrophic war between the north and the south that ended in 2005, after 2.5 million deaths, could resume.

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NEWS

last updated august 16th, 2010

august 16th, 2010

Darfur expels five aid workers

"Authorities in Sudan's West Darfur state have expelled five humanitarian workers from the United Nations and the Red Cross, aid officials said Monday, as the UN chief expressed alarm about the situation in Darfur."

august 14th, 2010

Update: Sudan blocking access to Darfuri refugees: UN

"Sudan must stop blocking aid agencies from reaching more than 80,000 displaced Darfuri refugees at Kalma camp, a scene of bloodshed where conditions are deteriorating, the UN's humanitarian chief said on Saturday."

august 14th, 2010

UNAMID says two of its police abducted in Darfur

"Two police advisers deployed with the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan's western region of Darfur were kidnapped by gunmen on Saturday, UNAMID said in a statement."

august 12th, 2010

More gunfire at Darfur camp, aid workers barred: UN

"There was an exchange of gunfire at a refugee camp in Sudan's western Darfur region that has been the focus of a tense standoff between international peacekeepers and Khartoum, a U.N. spokesman said on Wednesday."

august 10th, 2010

North, south Sudan leaders meet on referendum

"Northern and southern Sudanese leaders resumed negotiations on Tuesday on the ramifications of possible southern independence early next year, such as the distribution of oil wealth."

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