International responses / Activity Brief
The international response to Darfur
12/05/2008 By Publicaciones FRIDE
The armed conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan has become a rallying cry for Western civil society, and is held to represent the worst series of ongoing human rights violations in the world today.
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Yet try as it might, the international community has not been able to stall the bloodshed, nor has the government in Khartoum shown great interest in pacifying the restive region.
On Wednesday April 9, FRIDE held a closed seminar on international organisations’ response to the Darfur crisis. It is generally accepted that the outcome of the missions (UNAMID and EUFOR) in the region is highly unpredictable, and that the UN, the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) are facing one of the largest humanitarian crises of the 21st century, testing the credibility and reputation of all three organisations.
The objective of this seminar was to offer a broad view of the challenges these organisations face in Darfur, and the way they have responded. A great deal of attention was given to the newly appointed UN mission, UNAMID, its mandate, and the minimum requirements that are needed for it to be successful, because after many years of talks, negotiations and delays, the mission -which is seen by many as the best solution to this crisis – has finally been deployed, albeit far from entirely.
Has it and will it live up to the hype? Is the mission really the solution? Is it an alibi for a lack of political involvement by the international community? These are some of the questions that most concerned seminar participants, summarized in this Activity Brief.
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Keywords
African Union Conflict Genocide Humanitarian action North Africa Sudan UNRelated publications
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