Today the United Nations issued another report on the genocide being committed in the Sudan. It also specifically called on the international community to take a more proactive role. The Sudanese government is responsible for many of the atrocities currently taking place, and their failure to act is just one of the many crimes of which they are guilty. CNN reported that "Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, last month linked Sudan's government to atrocities in Darfur, naming a junior minister as a war crimes suspect who helped recruit, arm and bankroll the janjaweed."
A call to action has been made by nearly every major international organization. How long will it be before these words become concrete actions that save lives? The Sudanese government must be held responsible for the genocide which it is guilty of. The United Nations was created as an international body of peace, cooperation, and protection. Dozens of states have recognized the authority of the UN and it is time that reports be turned into action.
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