Essay - World Problem: Darfur Refugees the Conflict in Darfur Has Been...

World Problem: Darfur Refugees

The conflict in Darfur has been ongoing for some time. It is located in the ***** region, which is ***** the western Sudan, and the problems have ***** mainly between those that are non-Arab ***** the Janjaweed, which are a militia group ***** come from the tribes of local Arabs (Morrison, 2006). Because of this, many refugees are leaving Darfur and moving to other places to attempt to escape the fighting. This is a serious world problem, *****nd it is important here ***** understand not only ***** refugees, but the conflict that has made them flee, as well. The government ***** Sudan has denied publicly that they ***** supporting the Janjaweed, but *****y have also provided ass*****tance and arms to this group, and also participated in some jo*****t attacks since the conflict began in February of 2003 (Darfur, *****).

S*****ce the ***** began, it has been estimated ***** approximately 400,000 people have been killed in that region, ***** estimates ***** ranged from just 50,000 in 2004 to 450,000 in April ***** this year (Lacey & Polgreen, 2006). The 400,000 figure is the average number believed *****, and has been stated by ***** Coalition ***** International Justice. In the mass media, the conflict has been said to be 'genocide' and/or an 'ethnic cleansing.' The United States Congress, as well as the Bush Administration have agreed ***** it is genocide, but ***** ***** Nations has not gone as far ***** to make that statement.

As for the refugees that are leaving *****, the largest majority of them ***** Africans that are *****, and they are running from the attacks of ***** Janjaweed *****. However, there have ***** ***** perpetrators ***** these attacks ***** are non-Arab as well as victims that are proclaimed Arabs. The individuals on both sides of the fighting are generally black, and the distinction ***** is seen in the news ***** between those that ***** Arab and those that are non-Arab in disputed by a gre*****t many people, as well as the *****ese *****. It is believed by these disputants that the Western world ***** the Western media do not really understand the difference, and *****refore get the distinctions wrong quite often. ***** labeling of Arabs ***** *****s h***** also been criticized due to t*****e fact ***** it ********** the conflict appear to be purely racial in motivation, and experts say that there are other important reasons for the conflict, such as the competition that is seen between ***** nomadic cattle-herders ***** the farmers, because ***** are both fighting for resources ***** are very scarce in ***** region (UN, 2006).

The general consensus throughout the in*****rnational community appears ***** be that ***** targets of the violence in Darfur ***** ***** ethnic groups, and *****refore ***** ***** under the head*****g of crimes against humanity. However, the idea ***** ***** has actually occurred is still being hotly debated. An article that was seen on May 7th from ***** BBC indicated that "a UN investigation team sent to