Unamid to the rescue?
"The resolution allows the use of force in self-defense, to ensure freedom of movement for humanitarian workers and to protect civilians under attack." In a unanimous vote, the UN Security Council agrees to send 26,000 peace-keeping troops and police -- a UN-AU hybrid force known as Unamid -- to Darfur. "Ban Ki-moon , the UN Secretary-General, called the move a 'historic and unprecedented operation' that will send 'a clear and powerful signal' of help to the people of Darfur." That being said, many observers -- among them Sen. Russ Feingold -- feel this version of the resolution has been excessively watered down to appease the Sudanese government: "If this UN resolution is passed as it currently stands, we can expect the Sudanese government to try to evade its requirements and agreements without a single consequence. Should that happen, the toll of the genocide in Darfur will continue to mount -- in lives lost, in persons displaced, and in fundamental human values that the international community has failed to uphold."
0 TrackBacks
Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Unamid to the rescue?.
TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.ghostinthemachine.net/movabletype/mt-tb.cgi/2093



Leave a comment