And so Darfur's camps have become giant prisons, holding almost two million people now.
At the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, Masekela dedicates his music to the people of war-torn Darfur.
Security Council passed a resolution last year authorizing U.N. peacekeepers for Darfur, but Sudan's government rejected that.
Sudan's government says they bombed towns in Darfur to put down a regional uprising by the African rebels.
Forty people a week are dying here in Mornei now and this is just one camp in Darfur.
There are 220, 000 refugees from Darfur living in camps in Chad, and more than 110, 000 internally displaced people.
Having lost everything, she no longer trusted anyone, even the African Union troops deployed in Darfur.
Separately, in Darfur, the deaths of hundreds of thousands shocked the conscience of the world.
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And the African Union is supposed to be neutral, which in--the government and the Darfur rebels.
Another used her bridal shower to make doilies and tea cozies for women in Darfur.
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Now it was down to me to try to find out the truth about Darfur.
Gadhafi is also accused of helping arm Arab militias in Sudan's violence-wracked Darfur region.
The United Nations suggested that the Darfur conflict began in part because of a water crisis.
The violence in Darfur erupted in 2003 after rebels began an uprising against the Sudanese government.
EU. But in Darfur, the two organisations have competed to provide support for African peacekeepers.
Sceptics say efforts to bring peace to Darfur are flawed, pointing to continued instability and division.
Demonstrations against the Qatar conference took place across Darfur on Friday, AFP news agency reported.
It is home to 40, 000 people, one of several camps surrounding al-Fasher, Darfur's biggest city.
Here at Tawila, right in the middle of the expansive Darfur, there are 30, 000 refugees.
Secondly, we are the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to the people of Darfur.
Darfur was a region already awash with military arms long before the current conflict erupted.
Pronk accused Sudan's army of violating U.N. resolutions by mobilizing Arab militias in Darfur.
Postings on Jan Pronk's personal Web site about developments in Darfur led to his expulsion.
He explained all of this to activists from the Save Darfur Coalition today, including Larry Rossin.
In any event, I do think that there are other ways of handling Darfur.
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And EU member states haven't provided any helicopters in Darfur despite the desperate need there.
On this summer evening he speaks with authority about Bosnia and Darfur and Iraq.
Now, this coming Sunday in Los Angeles, several groups are hosting a high-profile Darfur Observance Day.
Since fighting began in Darfur in 2003, between 200, 000 and 400, 000 people have died.
The African Union warned today that the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur region is growing worse.
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