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Countries Urge The United Nations to Fight Genocide
05 April 2007
by Anai Rhoads
AnaiRhoads.org - A new study published Thursday by World Public Opinion and the
Chicago Council on Global
Affairs reveals there is actively more public interest in ending
the genocide in Darfur.
A total of twelve countries were asked whether the UN Security
Council should intervene to end the violence and genocide in Sudan.
Each country resoundingly approved of the authorisation of military
force to squelch the uprisings and human rights abuses.
Out of the twelve countries spotlighted, the study shows that the
Chinese public favours more UN involvement by 76 percent, the United
States comes in second with 74 percent, followed by the
Palestinians at 69 percent.
France and the U.S. ranked the top two countries that most favoured
UN action. Eighty-four percent of the French public, and 83 percent
of Americans strongly urged proactive action on the part of UN and
both say they are willing to contribute peacekeeping troops into Sudan.
"There seems to be a world-wide consensus that the United Nation
Security Council has a responsibility to act to protect populations
against genocide," said Steven Kull, editor of
WorldPublicOpinion.org.
Modest media coverage may be to blame for those individuals in this
study who did not know how to respond or who were simply not aware of
the situation in Western Sudan, which resulted in lower percentages.
President Bashir, Vice-President Taha, Security Chief Gosh have been
linked to the ruthless clearance of populace in Darfur, as well the
violence in Chad, and the Central African Republic. Governments have
attempted to appease Sudanese government, but talks have failed time and time again.
Over 2 million men, women, and children have been driven from their
homes and left displaced in Sudan. Nearly a half a million people
have perished senselessly. The situation will be forever catagorised
with the infamous mass killings in Rwanda, Serbia and Cambodia.
In accord with the 1948 Convention on Genocide, the UN Security
Council has a responsibility to pass such a resolution and invite a
coalition of willing life-savers to enter Darfur end the violence.
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