Darfur Big6 Group Project

Who are the Aggressors?

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  • Darfur's agony: does even more misery lie ahead for this wartorn region of Sudan? (New York Times Upfront)

  • When the Good Guys Go Bad (Time)

Types of info you need: who are the aggressors (Arab militia vs. rebels) and why they're fighting, who is supporting them, what are their strengths, do they use any tricks/tactics, what is the current situation?

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Who are the Victims?

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  • Darfur's agony: does even more misery lie ahead for this wartorn region of Sudan? (New York Times Upfront)

  • When the Good Guys Go Bad (Time)

  • A letter from Sudan: hope amid country's tragedy (Ebony)

Types of info you need: who are they ethnically and regionally, how are they suffering physically (healthy, safety, food, etc.), where do they go, what is happening to their land after they leave?

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How is Sudan's government involved?

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  • 'If we die today, you will be responsible': David Bosco accompanies the UN Security Council on its visit to Darfur and finds that even meeting the victims of the conflict can't stiffen the Council's resolve. (Spectator)

  • Darfur's agony: does even more misery lie ahead for this wartorn region of Sudan? (New York Times Upfront)

  • Accountability in Darfur (USA Today)

Types of info you need: what is it saying publicly, what is it actually doing, to whom is it giving money, how and why is it blocking aid, why does it want turmoil in the country?

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 How are the rest of the world's governments involved?

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  • 'If we die today, you will be responsible': David Bosco accompanies the UN Security Council on its visit to Darfur and finds that even meeting the victims of the conflict can't stiffen the Council's resolve. (Spectator)

  • Darfur's agony: does even more misery lie ahead for this wartorn region of Sudan? (New York Times Upfront)

  • Accountability in Darfur (USA Today)

Types of info you need: how is the UN involved, what is the African Union and how is it involved, how are specific countries involved (especially the U.S., China, & any other countries that you read about), who are the peacekeeping forces, what are the challenges of helping the situation, and why is it still occurring even when the world knows what's happening?

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What is the humanitarian aid situation?

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  • Do-Gooders Gone Bad (Newsweek)

  • Promises, promises; Africa.(The hard task of peacekeeping in Africa) (The Economist)

    Types of info you need: what have humanitarian aid groups done for the victims, what are the obstacles aid groups face, what specific groups are helping (choose at least 2), which celebrities are involved (discuss Don Cheadle, Elie Wiesel, and anyone else you read about)?

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 Where do the victims go?

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  • 'If we die today, you will be responsible': David Bosco accompanies the UN Security Council on its visit to Darfur and finds that even meeting the victims of the conflict can't stiffen the Council's resolve. (Spectator)

  • Darfur's displaced people (America)

  • Darfur - Displaced People's Camps Crammed to Capacity, Unicef Warns. (Africa News Service)

Types of info you need: where do they go within Sudan (IDP camps), where do they go in Chad (refugee camps), what are the issues in the camps?

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Updated 12/08