Genocide in Darfur

Term Paper # 104165

Ethnic Studies > Conflict

Genocide in Darfur

This paper explores the ongoing crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

1,282 words () | 5 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper looks at how the present situation in Darfur emerged, the main groups involved and what the international community needs to do to improve the present situation and prevent such calamities from happening again. The paper discusses how a more interventionist global community must be more active in quelling troubling situations before they become humanitarian crises.

From the Paper:

"The horrific genocide in Darfur that has taken place in recent years has brought into sharp relief just how deadly can be simmering resentments and ethnic/racial tensions if they are allowed to fester over a long period of time. Principally, the events in Darfur have led to a massive loss of life in that part of the world; for instance, between September 2003 and January 2005, Debarati Guha-Sapir and Olivier DeGomme (2006) estimate that the death toll among affected populations in Darfur was 122,000. The aforementioned authors go on to note that, of the approximately 134,000 deaths in Darfur and in Eastern Chad during the time-span highlighted above, at least 120,000 "were excess deaths directly attributable to the conflict, 35,000 of which were violent deaths" (Guha-Sapir & DeGomme, 2006)."

Sample of Sources Used:

Allen, Karen. (2007, April 26). Janjaweed still roam free in Darfur. BBC News. Retrieved May 14, 2007 from <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6595333.stm>
American Progress Action Fund. (2005). Learn more. Genocide Intervention Fund. Retrieved May 14, 2007 from <http://www.beawitness.org/learn_more>
British Broadcasting Corporation. (2007). Q&A: Sudan's Darfur conflict. BBC News. Retrieved May 14, 2007 from <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3496731.stm>
Guha-Sapir, Debarati, & DeGomme, Olivier. (2006). Counting the deaths in Darfur: Estimating mortality from multiple survey data. Households in Conflict Network. Retrieved May 14, 2007 from <http://www.hicn.org/papers/wp15.pdf>
Koerner, Brendan I. (2005, July 19). Who are the Janjaweed? Slate.com. Retrieved May 14, 2007 from <http://www.slate.com/id/2104210/>