Global day for Darfur.A coalition of civic organizations and religious groups are calling on Sudan Sudan (s  dăn`), officially Republic of Sudan, republic (2005 est. pop. 40,187,000), 967,494 sq mi (2,505,813 sq km), NE Africa. to accept U.N. peacekeeping forces peacekeeping force n → fuerza de pacificaciónpeacekeeping force n → forces fpl qui assurent le maintien de la paix to stop the 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. in Darfur. The protests began around December 9, the fifty-eighth anniversary of the passage of the U.N. Convention on Genocide. Organizers pledge to keep up the pressure at Sudanese embassies around the world until the killings end. For more information go to www.africaaction.org. |
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