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Women stand in the ruins of an attacked Sirba village, Darfur Reuters/Opheera McDoom, courtesy

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Page 1: Responding to Genocide in Darfur, Sudan. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world

Responding to Genocidein Darfur, Sudan

Page 2: Responding to Genocide in Darfur, Sudan. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world

AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world.

Page 3: Responding to Genocide in Darfur, Sudan. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world

Women stand in the ruins of an attacked Sirba village, Darfur

Reuters/Opheera McDoom, courtesy www.alertnet.org

Page 4: Responding to Genocide in Darfur, Sudan. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world

September 2006 Save Darfur Rally, New York

Ron Clark

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Women and children sift through grain, Zam Zam camp, Darfur

Ruth W. Messinger

• U.S. envoy for Sudan

• Increased sanctions

• Federal divestment legislation

• Authorization of an international peacekeeping force

• Millions of dollars for humanitarian aid and peacekeeping

• Referral to the International Criminal Court

• Millions of lives saved

What We’ve Won

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Internally Displaced Persons in Darfur More than 2.47 million people

Internally Displaced Persons in Chad More than 185,000 people

Sudanese refugees in Eastern Chad 250,000 people in camps

People in Need of Assistance More than 4.5 million people

Estimated Deaths Since February 2003 More than 450,000 men, women and children

*Sources: United Nations agencies; Prof. Eric Reeves

The Current Situation

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Ending the GenocideEngagement for peace. Appoint a high-profile, well-staffed envoy for Sudan and leverage executive staff expertise.

Civilian Protection. Ensure funding and logistical support for peacekeeping.

Justice and Accountability. Pursue targeted sanctions on those responsible for violence. Support the International Criminal Court’s investigations of crimes in Darfur.

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What You Can Do• Raise Funds. Support the AJWS

Sudan Relief and Advocacy Fund.

• Raise Awareness. Educate and engage your community. Author an op-ed, letter to the editor or blog article. Give a presentation.

• Take Action. Help make Darfur a priority from Day One of Obama’s administration. Support justice for Darfur. Contact your elected officials. Divest yourself.

Rally participants, September 2005, Washington, D.C.

Matthew Emry

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For More Information

For More Information

For More Information

Write: [email protected]: 800.889.7146

Visit: www.ajws.org/darfur