[Ugnet] US Concerned Over Forced Shift of Sudan Civilians in Darfur

Everyday, this people bombard us with news about atrocities being committed by Jajaweed rebels in Dar fur region of the Sudan.

As for us in Northern Uganda, we continue to suffer. NO US State Department releases. about the situation in Northern Uganda..they pretend northing is happening in Northern Uganda were 18 year old war launched by Museveni war machines has decimated Northern Uganda continues to inflict tremendous suffering on our people.

I am not tired of this jajaweed story...One can only begin to take the US concerns about the situation in Darfar seriously if and when the US pays similar attention about what is going on in Northern Uganda. Besides there is the ISSUE of US CREDIBILITY why Dar far and not Northern Uganda.. Is one, if I might ask, pursuing a special "Agenda" over there in Dar far such that one is very concern about the situation over there..and less concerned about the situation in Northern Uganda...where one has NO special "agenda"?.. that then is the 500 Million dollar question?

Statement by Richard Boucher On the Forced Relocation of Internally Displaced Persons from Al Geer village, South Darfur

The United States strongly supports the United Nations Secretary General in expressing its deep concern over reports of ongoing Sudanese government efforts to forcibly relocate civilians from internally displaced persons camps in Al Geer village, South Darfur, and the denial of humanitarian access to these camps. Forcible relocation is in direct contravention of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and is a violation of Security Council Resolutions 1556 and 1564. It is also inconsistent with the understanding reached between the Government of Sudan, the United Nations, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on the necessity of any returns being voluntary. We call on the Government of Sudan to cease the forcible relocation of civilians, disengage forces surrounding other camps and allow humanitarian workers immediate access.

The United States stands with the international community in holding the government of the Sudan responsible for the violations and requests immediate return of all the displaced persons moved to Al Geer. We also request active involvement of the UN, International Organizations, and the African Union in monitoring the safety of displaced persons and withdrawal of Government forces.

The United States remains deeply concerned about the safety and security of Sudanese civilians in Darfur. The recent kidnapping of 18 hostages by the Darfur rebels is disturbing, as is the mobilization of thousands of Arab militia in areas of West and South Darfur. Both indicate that the parties to the conflict in Darfur are not serious about establishing peace. We urge all parties to immediately refrain from acts of violence as agreed to under the April 8 N'djamena Ceasefire Agreement and to support the African Union Mission in Sudan to establish peace and security in Darfur. We also urge the parties to rapidly sign humanitarian and security agreements at the African Union mediated talks in Abuja, Nigeria.

[Ugnet] US Concerned Over Forced Shift of Sudan Civilians in Darfur

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