Originally published on the CGS blog on March 14, 2009.
Thanks to all our Partners who joined us March 14th for our Partners Call on Darfur. Niemat Ahmadi of SaveDarfur joined us to give us the latest information on the situation there. Unfortunately, President Al-Bashir has disconnected many telephone lines and internet connections, in order to keep information from getting from Darfur to the outside world. Ms. Ahmadi told us about this very worrisome development and urged our Partners to press U.S. officials to take action quickly. She said,
“This is the right time for world leaders to show leadership. What’s going on in Darfur is a humanitarian crisis, so it is the responsibility of world leaders to help.”
See what Ms. Ahmadi had to say to the UN Security Council.
