The election of Barack Obama opens a window of opportunity for the United States to use its considerable experience in peacemaking. So, today the ENOUGH Project, the Genocide Intervention Network, and the Save Darfur Coalition released a joint statement urging President-elect Obama to make Darfur a top priority. In short, it calls on Barack Obama to “lead a concerted international peace surge for Sudan.”
Some suggestions for the President-elect include:
- Don’t try to contain the damage from the war in Darfur—END the war.
- Don’t just declare that genocide is taking place—END the genocide.
- Don’t just manage the consequences of crisis after crisis in Sudan—END these crises.
Read the full text of the letter at http://www.enoughproject.org/files/reports/sudanpeacesurge_0.pdf.
The opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Save Darfur Coalition.
