More Bad News for UNAMID

by Michelle . · 2008-10-07 04:36:00 UTC
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Yet another peacekeeper was killed in an ambush on the joint-AU/UN force, UNAMID, in Darfur. Troops came under fire from 40-60 bandits near Nyala, though it's not yet clear if the men have any affiliation.

Since its creation, UNAMID has been fatally underresourced, lacking the equipment, helicopters, and troops necessary to fill its mandate--which includes, among other things, ensuring humanitarian access and protecting civilians.

By creating UNAMID, the international community could have made great strides towards realizing its commitment to end genocide and mass atrocity, but instead has heaped another level of shame on its record of response to Darfur by deploying force too ill-equipped to even protect itself. Arguments that UNAMID is too broken to fix may be valid, in some part, but what alternative do we have for at least achieving some semblance of civilian protection?

Michelle . has been involved in various activist endeavors, including the Teach Against Genocide pilot campaigns.
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