Description: Using the National Geographic map & the U Texas map (linked below) reflect on the role geography plays in conflict- how might the geography of a place impact the likelihood of conflict or genocide there?

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/sudan_pol00.jpg

Read the BBC's Country Profile to gain background information to Sudan. Supplement it with the following link. Make sure to read each refugee tale from the "Four faces of conflict" section.

Breaking Darfur’s Stereotypes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3737566.stm

Please choose one of the following links to gain further background information:

Q&A Peace in Sudan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3211002.stm

Begin your exploration of those involved in the conflict by reading the above link on the Janjaweed. 

Supplement this reading by reading the following articles on the groups involved in this conflict.

“Who Are Darfur’s Rebels?” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3702242.stm

SPLA Rebel

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4717515.stm

Janjaweed Leader http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/4007191.stm

Sudan’s President http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3273569.stm

Look over and skim some of the USAID Sudan Report. Of the crises listed on this report, do you think one is any more pressing than another? If you worked for the USAID, how might you decide which crisis to address first? What might be the difficulties in making such a decision?

Read the following article to better understand the scope of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan:

">Darfur Aid Worker’s Diary http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3693586.stm

Read the past and present actions taken by the United States in response to the situation in Darfur. Why might the United States hesitate to give further assistance? What constraints are on the United States currently to keep them from being able to further commit to Darfur?

Supplement this reading with a few excerpts from the Save Darfur & UN websites: http://www.savedarfur.org/pages/united_nations

http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=88&Body=Sudan&Body1

Please visit the Save Darfur website, and the following websites to learn ways you can help the situation in Darfur: 

Darfur Action Group http://hcs.harvard.edu/~hcdag/index.html

Amnesty International http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/sudan/index.do

Are there any ideas listed on this website that you feel are accessible to you? What might you do to help Darfur, Sudan?

For further information, please visit the BBC's special website: Sudan, A Country Divided (link is above). Also please visit the following websites for more general information:

National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/03/g912/africadarfur.html

United Nations http://www.un.org/News/dh/latest/selectstory.asp?Cr=sudan