Genocide is officially defined as the systematic attempt to destroy a group of people because of their nationality, ethnic, origin, race, or religion. However, some people apply it more broadly to any international Government-sponsored murder of a distinct group of people for any reason. Genocide literally means "killing". Sudan is geographically the largest country in Africa. It illustrates Sudan's size that its western province, Darfur, is itself about the size of France. The population of Darfur is estimated at 6,000,000 people. The conflict in Darfur has also increased tensions in neighboring Chad and the Central African Republic as hundreds of thousands of refugees stream over the two countries’ borders to escape violence. While the conflict
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They shouted racial slurs and called their victims "slaves". They shouted claims that the land belonged to Arabs and not to Africans. They lined men and boys and shot them from the back. They tossed children into burning houses, chained schoolchildren and burned them alive. Women and girls were raped. The Janjaweed took anything of value in the villages and towns. They destroyed clinics, mosques, schools and entire villages.” (Levy) There are millions of people who are displaced. Khartoum worked hard to keep the genocide a secret. The government denied any association with the Janjaweed even though it was a widely known fact that they were in charge. The government kept out aid workers and reporters. They punished anyone who published …show more content…
Canada helped by spending 170 million dollars to support the peacekeeping soldiers in Darfur. The United Nations sent in 20,000 peacekeepers with a single mission -- to protect the region's civilians. Despite this mandate, however, only 9,000 were sent, and they lacked the necessary equipment to carry out their mission. “According to the United Nations, more than 2.7 million people are internally displaced and more than 350,000 are refugees in neighboring Chad. More than 400,000 have been killed; approximately 5,000 people die each month.” (Murphey) China and Russia have worked to block many United Nations resolutions in attempts to appease the Sudanese government. From its seat on the United Nations Security Council, China has been Sudan’s chief diplomatic ally. China invests heavily in Sudanese oil. “The country is China’s largest overseas oil provider. Sudan’s military is supplied by Chinese-made helicopters, tanks, planes, bombers, grenades, and machine guns.” (world without
They shouted racial slurs and called their victims "slaves". They shouted claims that the land belonged to Arabs and not to Africans. They lined men and boys and shot them from the back. They tossed children into burning houses, chained schoolchildren and burned them alive. Women and girls were raped. The Janjaweed took anything of value in the villages and towns. They destroyed clinics, mosques, schools and entire villages.” (Levy) There are millions of people who are displaced. Khartoum worked hard to keep the genocide a secret. The government denied any association with the Janjaweed even though it was a widely known fact that they were in charge. The government kept out aid workers and reporters. They punished anyone who published …show more content…
Canada helped by spending 170 million dollars to support the peacekeeping soldiers in Darfur. The United Nations sent in 20,000 peacekeepers with a single mission -- to protect the region's civilians. Despite this mandate, however, only 9,000 were sent, and they lacked the necessary equipment to carry out their mission. “According to the United Nations, more than 2.7 million people are internally displaced and more than 350,000 are refugees in neighboring Chad. More than 400,000 have been killed; approximately 5,000 people die each month.” (Murphey) China and Russia have worked to block many United Nations resolutions in attempts to appease the Sudanese government. From its seat on the United Nations Security Council, China has been Sudan’s chief diplomatic ally. China invests heavily in Sudanese oil. “The country is China’s largest overseas oil provider. Sudan’s military is supplied by Chinese-made helicopters, tanks, planes, bombers, grenades, and machine guns.” (world without