hi anne,
how have u been??
Darfur i recently stumbled upon this name while flipping through the newspaper a few days ago.There is so much violence these days that you tend to overlook a lot of it and we as humans would love to live in an illusion "what ever bad happens will never occur to us" just a matter of convenience to not face the truth. I might be this one strange creature who is attracted to this misery i don't know makes me read such articles. I read quite a lot of such stuff. I was recently wondering about the UN peace keeping missions in africa and what was happening in this mystery continent . mystery because most of these countries seem to have a iron curtain.So, when i saw Sudan in the article i was eager to read more.
This article had three unusual terms oil, China and US. I decided to probe more on this issue . i saw quite a few versions of this issue one the official UN version and the sudans goverment version.the other version was by the press and the agencies that worked in Darfur.
If the press and the agencies are to be believed something very wrong is happening here which sets me thinking when ever i desire for some sort of luxury no matter how simple the luxury is like that of oil which we use so liberally every day.Darfur has become a sufferer for insatiable thirst of the crude oil by the so called "advanced countries ". while, the whole world is moving towards better economies and better living standards. The people of this place are barely struggling to stay alive they are definitely burning in this greed of the so called "better world".and no one is protecting this world just because doing so would harper their growth .how could stealing the childhood of thousands of children, inducing fear of life in millions of people get you a better life even if you would can u rest at peace in the night after knowing how many are suffering just for you .
love,
chinmayi.s.k
the UN side of the story
the other side of the story 1
the other side of the story 2
oxfam the agency working in sudan
(a google search on darfur will give countless number of them)
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1 comment:
Yes.
The "Darfur crisis" as it is widely called is one of the most heartbreaking situations I have ever heard about.
It has been in the news for over 2 years now, but as you said , its just makes for news, absolutely no relief in that god forsaken place after two continous years of making headlines.
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