Deserted in Darfur.More than 1.8 million people have been affected by the tragedy in Darfur, in Sudan's western region, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the United Nations. An estimated 50,000 people have died. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Noun 1. Colin Powell - United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937) Colin luther Powell, Powell testified before the Senate that the atrocities in Darfur qualified as genocide genocide, in international law, the intentional and systematic destruction, wholly or in part, by a government of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. and held the government of Sudan responsible. A U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution says the Sudanese government must disarm the Janjaweed militias (who are allied with the Sudanese government), protect the local population from attacks, and generally restore security to Darfur or face possible sanctions against its oil industry. If international aid workers cannot reach the refugees and internally displaced Sudanese soon, hundreds of thousands will starve starve v. 1. To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food. 2. To deprive of food so as to cause suffering or death. . "The numbers that we're trying to reach in September, 1.2 million, needed food before it was labeled genocide and wilt need food after," said Peter Smerdon, spokesperson for the World Food Programme. |
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