BY : DANIESHA CARUTHERS

SHANE JONESKARSANI RUSDI

JAKE STOVALLWILL WHITTAKER

Darfur Region in Sudan

Geography Darfur is a state in Sudan. Located in Northern

Africa, bordering the Red Sea, between Egypt and Eritrea

Area of Sudan

Total: 2,505,813 sq km land: 2.376 million sq km water: 129,813 sq km

Area Comparative:

slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US

Root Caused of the Conflict Democratic transition created conflict

between Darfur African After Sudan after being independence in 1956,

The economic marginalization in Darfur Government of Sudan’s (GOS) failure to

protect local villagers from attacks by nomadic groups

Darfur prior to part of Sudan

18th and 19th Centuries

Rulled by Muslim Sultan

He also controlled Wadai and Kordofan

1870s Conquered by Rabiyh Zubayr

A general from Kordofan and

Egyptian

1883-1898 Gained independent back

1916 British conquered Darfur Become part of Sudan

1956 Sudan became independent

Created problem between Darfur Arab and Sudanese African

Timeline of Conflict in Darfur

The Conflict More than 300,000 people killed More than 2.6 million forced to live in

camp, under tree, in a court yard Unknown number of women and girls

raped A generation of children has reached

school-age not knowing home Some 4.7 million people are currently

directly affected by the conflict, out of a total population of around 6.2 million.

Peacekeeping Efforts October 2004, Sudanese allowed

peacekeeper from African Union to protect the refuges

November 2004, Sudanese government banned military fight and it make easy for humanitarian access to the region

April 2005, International Criminal Court of United Nations Security Council wants to try suspected crime, but refused by Sudanese government

Con’t

Peacekeeping Efforts May 2006, Government and rebel

groups signed cease-fire, but failed to stop the violence

August 2007, United Nation authorized of deployment 26,000 peacekeeping troops

Con’t

Policy Recommendation to the United Nations

1. Isolated, quarantine, and embargo Darfur and Sudan from getting in help from outside the country.

2. Put a large army of UN peacekeepers in Darfur and Sudan to prevent any violence

Sources Amnesty International USA.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/darfur/darfur-history/page.do?id=1351103

CIA – The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factb

ook/geos/su.html International News Safety Institute

http://www.newssafety.org/index.php?view=article&catid=45%3Asudan-security&id=5800%3Adarfur-conflict-timeline&option=com_content&Itemid=100255

Unicef http://

www.unicef.org/infobycountry/sudan_darfuroverview.html

Word Conflict Today, Darfur, Groiler Online http://worldconflictstoday.com/index.php?

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