Lederer, Edith. "U.N. Security Council OKs peacekeepers for Darfur". Deseret News. 1 August 2007.
The UN, urged by Britain and France, is developing a resultion that would allow 26,000 peacekeepers from the UN and AU to occupy Darfur in the hopes of bringing peace to that war-torn area.
Finally, someone is doing something about Darfur. The proposed peacekeeper numbers would be larger than the group assigned to Rwanda, a similar genocide, so hopefully they would have more of an impact than they did in Rwanda. I am also concerned that they won't be able to use weapons, like in Rwanda, and so their impact may not be sufficient to end the conflict. At least an attempt is being made after years of the world turning its back.
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i read this article today too and it made me really happy but i had the same kind of concerns that you did. I don't think the UN peacekeepers should be allowed to use firearms, but maybe if they could have some battons to at least intimidate people...? but i think the most important part of this is the AMOUNT of peacekeepers being sent. Power really does come in numbers so hopefully with this kind of action being taken more global awareness of Darfur's situation will be spread
Finally, the international community is giving support to the UN. However, I'm not sure why the troops will not be in place till January. They need help now. While this plan may not create peace in Darfur at least the effort will help implement a peace agreement someday.
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