Irresolution: The U.N. Security Council on Darfur
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Paula Newbaker, (202) 481-8215 cell: 202-415-3739
pnewbaker@enoughproject.org
Last week’s move by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, or ICC, to seek an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir introduces a new point of leverage with the Sudanese government and provides an opportunity for the U.N. Security Council to demand real changes in Khartoum’s policies and behavior. Unfortunately, the historical record suggests that the Council will likely miss this opportunity as it has missed many others during the past five years.
Read the report here.
In the ENOUGH Project's latest report, "Irresolution: The U.N. Security Council on Darfur," Co-Chair John Prendergast and Research Associate David Sullivan diagnose the underlying obstacles to effective Security Council response, providing a practical guide on how activists can better engage their governments to stop—and ultimately prevent—genocide and crimes against humanity. "Blaming the Council as an institution is counterproductive," says Prendergast. "Instead, constituencies that care about Darfur and other places of conflict must focus on decisions made by individual member states and push their governments to invest the diplomatic capital to make Security Council resolutions more likely to be transformed from rhetoric to reality on the ground."
Read the report here.
About the ENOUGH Project: ENOUGH is a project of the Center for American Progress to end genocide and crimes against humanity. Founded in 2007 with an initial focus on the crises in Sudan, Chad, eastern Congo, northern Uganda, and Somalia, ENOUGH’s strategy papers and briefings provide sharp field analysis and targeted policy recommendations based on a “3P” crisis response strategy: promoting durable peace, providing civilian protection, and punishing perpetrators of atrocities. ENOUGH works with concerned citizens, advocates, and policy makers to prevent, mitigate, and resolve these crises. To learn more about ENOUGH and what you can do to help, go to www.enoughproject.org.
Stay Informed
Featured
Bill Mefford, Greg Leffel, John Prendergast and Cory Smith at the Christian Companion Press Conference on August 07, 2008.
To order your advance copy, email Cory Smith.
NEW!
We have launched our podcast page and access audios and videos in any podcasting tool or listen/watch online.
Tune in August 8-15 During the Beijing Olympics
Remember the people of Darfur as the rest of the world celebrates international cooperation and China as the Olympic host.
http://www.darfurolympics.org/
Listen to John Norris and Colin Thomas-Jensen on this recording of the conference call with the Genocide Intervention Network concerning the recent call by the ICC prosecutor for an arrest warrant to be issued against Sudan president Omar al-Bashir.
Photo Credit: ENOUGH/ Center for American Progress
ENOUGH’s John Prendergast and Omer Ismail joined Betty Bigombe and actor Ryan Gosling in front of 1000 college students for the closing plenary of the 2008 Campus Progress National Conference.
RAISE Hope for Congo... Apply to host the Speakers' Tour and photo exhibit.
Listen
to the Don Cheadle & John Prendergast interview on Darfur and their book, Not on Our Watch.
