"As long as we are human...we cannot stand by and wait. We must act." ~Tomo Kriznar

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Central African Republic Dying With Darfur

The World Food Program has declared that the terror that exists in Darfur is no longer confined to Darfur and Chad: it has long been felt in the northwestern region of the Central African Republic, which borders with south eastern Darfur. Over 150,000 people living in that region of the small and troubled nation live from day to day off of whatever wild food they may have the fortune of coming across. Although 50,000 people have been forced across the border to Chad from CAR in the last four years (as a direct result of the Darfur conflict), the WFP says it's more concerned with those left behind, fending for themselves in a region that is normally the 'breadbasket' of the country. The violence of mass starvation from the Darfur genocide has now spilled into Chad and the Central African Republic, and the world remains silent. (http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20844&Cr=car&Cr1=)

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