A Sudanese boy holds onto the barb wire fence surrounding a water point in the Abu Shouq internally displaced people's (IDP) camp in the outskirts of el-Fasher, North Darfur, in 2007. The government of Sudan is still supporting genocide in Darfur, including through rape and holding up humanitarian aid, International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Wednesday. (AFP/AMIS/File/Stuart Price)From Yahoo News/AFP:
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Sudan's government is still supporting genocide in Darfur, including through rape and holding up humanitarian aid, the International Criminal Court prosecutor said Wednesday.
"Genocide continues," Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the UN Security Council, accusing Sudan of refusing to cooperate with the court.
"Rapes in and around the (refugee) camps continue. Humanitarian assistance is still hindered. More than 5,000 displaced persons die each month," he said.
Moreno-Ocampo urged the 15 Security Council member nations to be prepared for the possibility of an ICC-issued warrant for the arrest of Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir.
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My Comment: While the U.N.'s intentions are good, it works painfully slow as well as lacking the resources to implement policies when agreement is reached. Darfur is a text book example of these limitations.