Africa

One phone call will make a huge difference for the people of Darfur. Join thousands of activists from across the country in urging members of Congress to fully fund peacekeepers in Darfur. Our elected officials must know that their constituents care about ending the genocide!

While a new Congress has been elected, the “lame duck” session of Congress (which lasts until the end of the year) must still pass the Foreign Operations appropriations bill for 2007. Even if your representative or senators are leaving office, they will still be in place until the end of the year, and will have the power to either help or hinder this piece of legislation.

With a single phone call, you can ensure that President Bush honors United Nations Day by re-doubling American efforts to end the genocide in Darfur. Call the White House at (202) 456-1414 on Tuesday, Oct. 24 and make your voice heard!

Yesterday morning, the United Nations Security Council authorized a UN peacekeeping force to expand from Southern Sudan into Darfur, to replace the African Union peacekeepers who will leave at the end of this month. The resolution asks the government of Sudan to approve the expansion — permission that, to date, Khartoum has not been willing to give.

Congress has not fulfilled its promise. In 2004, the House and Senate unanimously proclaimed that genocide — perpetrated by the government of Sudan — was occurring in Darfur. The facts back them up. As many as 400,000 civilians have died and more than 2.5 million Darfurians have been displaced.