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    Can America Impact the Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur?

    In his UN speech today, President Bush said the people of Darfur--the province in western Sudan--have suffered "unspeakable violence."

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In his UN speech today, President Bush said the people of Darfur--the province in western Sudan--have suffered "unspeakable violence." UN officials have declared that "no issue needs more urgent attention." Reminding the General Assembly that the US deems such violence "genocide," the President called on the UN to bolster the African Union forces with peacekeepers of its own, even if the government of Sudan disapproves, and said he's appointed a special American envoy to deal with Darfur. We get the background on the humanitarian crisis and the likelihood of UN peacekeepers being sent to the region.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Jan Egeland

      UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs

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      Craig Timberg

      Washington Post

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      Henri Boshoff

      Military Analyst with the Institute for Security Studies

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    3 of 3
    Bush Urges UN to Act on Iran and in Darfur
    1. 1:12Was Bush's UN Speech for International or Domestic Audience?
    2. 7:30Diplomacy and Confrontation for Iran
    3. 25:54Can America Impact the Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur?You’re reading this
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