Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'darfur'

Rebel Group, Government Sign Peace Deal In Sudan

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:10:00 EST

International sponsors of the talks announced a $1.5 billion development fund for the war-ravaged Darfur region. The truce, after a year of negotiations, raises hopes the bloody seven-year conflict in Darfur could draw to a close. The next challenge will be getting the dozens of other rebel splinter groups to join the process.

New US Policy Towards Sudan

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT

For years activists have been decrying a government sponsored genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Yesterday, the Obama administration unveiled its new policy towards Sudan. The President of the Save Darfur Coalition, Jerry Fowler discusses how the new US policy will try to stop the ongoing conflict in Darfur.

On Darfur, Obama Offers Carrots, Sticks To Sudan

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:35:00 EDT

A long-awaited policy review on Sudan yields a new offer of engagement, but the Obama administration is also renewing sanctions on a regime the United States has accused of genocide in Darfur.

U.S. Policy To Use Incentives To Engage Sudan

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:20:00 EDT

U.S. officials announce a new policy on Sudan Monday. The administration is trying to resolve what it calls genocide in western Darfur, as well as maintaining a 2005 north-south peace deal. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice says the administration will use a mixture of pressures and incentives to try to keep both peace efforts on track.

U.S. Policy To Use Incentives To Engage Sudan

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:20:00 EDT

In Darfur, Absence Of Fighting Doesn't Equal Peace

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:51:00 EDT

U.S. and international officials say the situation in Sudan's war-torn region of Darfur is improving, but that is little comfort to Darfur refugees, who have a very different perspective. Outright war may have halted for now, but violence, insecurity and extreme privation remain.

Does Envoy's Approach Hint At U.S. Shift On Sudan...

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:56:00 EDT

From President Obama on down, the administration is stacked with officials who have talked tough about ending what they have called "genocide" in Sudan's Darfur region. That made it all the more surprising this week when the administration's special envoy suggested holding out new carrots for Khartoum.

Sen. Kerry On Sudan Humanitarian Aid

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:32:00 EDT

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is just back from a trip to Sudan. Late last week, he announced an agreement that would get aid flowing back into Darfur. Kerry offers details about his three-day visit to Sudan and the deal he brokered.

Fledgling World Court Takes Flight

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:46:00 EDT

It's been more than a month since the International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrant against a sitting head of state — Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who was charged with war crimes in Darfur. He has defied the warrant and even traveled to other Arab countries. But the international court is making headway in other cases — and it's already holding its first trial.

Darfur Activists See Aid Crisis As Test For Obama

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:01:00 EDT

Sudan kicked out more than a dozen groups helping people in Darfur after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for its president. Now, President Omar al-Bashir says he wants all foreign aid groups out within a year. Activists are calling for President Obama to take action.

Expulsion Of Aid Groups To Affect Millions In Darfur

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:05:00 EST

The Sudanese government has shut down more than a dozen aid groups working in Darfur in the wake of the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. As a result, millions of people will go without the basic necessities of life.

Sudan's President Orders Aid Groups Out Of Darfur

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:32:00 EST

President Omar al-Bashir, wanted by an international court on war crimes charges, ordered at least 11 agencies to leave. Aid workers warned that the expulsion order could spark a humanitarian crisis for up to 2 million people in Darfur who are directly served by the agencies, receiving food, shelter and medical supplies.

Officials Want Sudanese President In Custody

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir. He is accused of crimes against humanity in the Darfur region. But some warn that the president's arrest could dismantle an already fragile peaceful situation. Mahmoud Mamdani, a professor of Government, at Columbia University, explains what's at stake in Sudan.

Sudan's Bashir May Face Arrest On Darfur Charges

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:08:00 EST

The International Criminal Court is expected to announce whether it will issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for possible war crimes in Darfur. The court prosecutor alleges that Bashir was the mastermind behind the genocide. Bashir denies the charges.

Doctor Brings 'Ministry Of Healing' To Darfur

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST

The atrocities in Darfur have moved many people to think about ways they can make a difference. One woman, the Rev. Gloria White Hammond, is determined to keep Darfur's plight on the minds of Americans and U.S. policy makers. In this week's Faith Matters, Hammond, a pastor and medical doctor who chairs the Save Darfur Coalition, explains her passionate feelings about what is happening in Sudan.

U.N. Envoy Nominee Rice Known As Smart, Tough

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:58:00 EST

Susan Rice, who was a key adviser to Barack Obama during his campaign, is a Rhodes Scholar and former Clinton official who has focused on foreign policy during her career. She also has sharply criticized President Bush's handling of the situation in Darfur.

Darfur Women Scarred By Fighting

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Tears of the Desert is the first memoir written by a woman caught in the war in Darfur. The author, Halima Bashir, was born into the Zaghawa tribe in the Sudanese desert. She went on to become her village's first formal doctor. But that did not protect her from violence in Darfur.

China Revokes Activist-Olympian's Visa

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT

China has revoked the visa of former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek. News of the cancellation has come hours before Cheek was set to go to Beijing to promote a greater Chinese role to bring peace to Sudan's Darfur region. Cheek talks about the cancellation.

In Concert, A Moment Of Sudanese Solidarity

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:28:00 EDT

At a time of outright genocide in Darfur, and civil unrest throughout the Sudan, an unprecedented gathering of musicians from across the war-torn country presented a contrasting picture — one of harmony and unity — at the Sudanese Festival of Music and Dance in Chicago.

ICC Charges Sudan's President With Genocide

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:33:00 EDT

Sudan's president has been charged with genocide by the International Criminal Court in The Hague following an investigation into atrocities in the country's western Darfur province. Judges are expected to take months to study the evidence against Omar Hassan al-Bashir.

Charges Filed At ICC Against Sudan's President

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:24:00 EDT

The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court asked the court to issue an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan, who is accused of orchestrating a five-year reign of terror in the Darfur region.

Sudan's President Faces Arrest In Darfur Violence

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT

A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is expected to seek an arrest warrant Monday charging Sudan's president with orchestrating violence in the western region of Darfur. Hundreds of thousands of people are estimated to have died in the violence since 2003. Deborah Amos talks with Jennie Matthew, a reporter with Agence France-Presse, about the proceedings.

World Court To Seek Warrant For Sudan President

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDT

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will seek an arrest warrant for Sudan's President resident Omar Bashir on charges of genocide in the country's Darfur region. This is the first time a sitting head of state has been charged.

U.N. Ambassador Khalilzad Surveys Darfur Crisis

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:34:00 EDT

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad, now president of the U.N. Security Council, says he agrees with activists who are demanding that more pressure be applied to the Sudanese government.

Darfur Crime Wave Threatens the Most Vulnerable

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:04:00 EDT

Banditry has become so prevalent on Darfur's roads that carjackers operate openly. Their targets are aid workers and peacekeepers, but the real victims are the displaced Darfuris living in camps who are receiving less food as a result of the crimes.