The Darfur conflict has truly been neglected at the expense of the global war on terror, war in Iraq and nuke controversies. But the 4-year old crisis is now galloping into the international limelight and more and more political leader are crying out for help to the international community.
The latest figurehead to raise his voice in support of the need to help restore the increasingly complicated and degenerating situation in the Sudanese region of Darfur is the former US President Jimmy Carter. He has vowed to contribute his maximum to the cause of ending the armed conflict in Darfur and has pledged to compel world leaders to pay full attention to this matter.
Carter was the 39th President of the United States of America and is also a Nobel Peace laureate. Since his completion of term at the White House in 1981, Mr. Carter has been busy promoting peace and democracy throughout the world. In the latest of such world tours that aim to bring nations closer, Mr. Carter is accompanied by South Africa’s Desmond Tutu, who himself is a Nobel Peace laureate too.
Both of them head a peace delegation terms as The Elders which is comprised of respected world leaders and aspires to promote peace throughout the world. Their first stop is the volatile region of Darfur which has witnessed no fewer than 200,000 people killed and millions rendered homeless in the last four years.
This is yet anther desperate call to bring an end to the Darfur predicament. October’s Libya Peace Talks is anticipated to shed some optimism on the conflict with the major world superpowers all emphasizing on the matter. With the increasing pressure by the United Nations on the Sudanese government to accede to the deployment of UN peacekeeping force and the sincere efforts of people like Mr. Carter and Mr. Tutu, a small beam of light can be seen at the end of the tunnel.
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Source: USA Today
