A quote from Bill Clinton

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A quote from Bill Clinton

• We cannot send our troops to solve every problem
  where we see human misery, and we should not.

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Genocide in Sudan

• A nation we can help

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Sudan

• Located in Northern Africa
• Eastern Sudan touches Red Sea and Nile River
  flows through it.
• Western Sudan in the Sahara desert.
• West suffers from severe lack of water.

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Average home in Sudan
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School Boys
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History of the conflict

• In 1983 Sudan began fighting a civil war between
  the Muslims of the North and the Christians of
  the South.
• Muslims were trying to set up a pure Islamic
  country and the Christians would not cooperate.
• Since that time approximately 2 million Sudanese
  people have died.

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Rebels
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Slaves

• Women and children are being sold into slavery
  after their husbands are killed.

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Civilian Targets

• Hospitals have been bombed and burned
• Churches have been destroyed
• Refugee camps have been raided

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Refugee Camps
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Statistics on Sudan

• 1.2 million people have lost their homes
• 200,000 have fled to Chad
• 405 villages have been destroyed
• 100 others significantly damaged
• 50,000 people have died in battle
• 400,000 killed in Genocide
• 1.5 million died from starvation

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Waiting in line for daily rations
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www.darfurgenocide.org/

• Want Extra Credit?
• Go to this site and find out how we can help the
  people of Sudan.
• Tell me what you did to take action in Sudan.

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Colin Powell visits Sudan
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USAs response to Sudan

• On June 30, 2004 Colin Powell went to Sudan to
  view the situation.
• He said there were definite signs of genocide.
• US began writing a plan for the UN to place
  economic sanctions on Sudan.

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Problems for the US

• If the United States makes Sudan mad then they
  may not help us in the war on Terrorism.
• Since Osama bin Laden once lived in Sudan we need
  them to help us in the war.

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UN Response

• United Nations World Food Program has provided
  food to 82 out of 154 refugee camps.
• They demanded that the government of Sudan
  disarm the rebels.
• They have not yet passed a resolution to place
  economic sanctions on Sudan.

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Why no sanctions?

• Both China and France get large amounts of oil
  from Sudan.
• They do not want to make Sudans government mad.

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Purpose of the United Nations

• Keep international peace and security
• Develop friendly relations among nations
• Solving international economic, social, cultural
  and humanitarian problems
• Promoting respect for human rights and
  fundamental freedoms
• Organize the actions of nations in doing the
  above things.

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UN options in Genocide

• Negotiate with the people
• Enforce economic sanctions
• Send in Military troops

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Homework

• Write a paragraph for each of the UN options in
  Genocide.
• In each paragraph explain the problems that could
  occur if these options were used.