Inform Yourself About Darfur: Read Human Rights Watch publications on Darfur on our Crisis in Darfur page. You can read HRW's reports on abuses in Darfur and see our photo galleries from the region, watch video, and listen to radio segments on the crisis in Western Sudan. View the "Crisis Guide" by the Council on Foreign Relations.
Integrated Regional Information Networks has a CD-ROM available about Darfur: Peace under Fire: Sudan's Darfur Crisis. This is for use in advocacy and has links and reports and articles. Contact irin@ocha.unon.org for a copy. Many resources are available from http://www.savedarfur.org/ an international network for activists working on Darfur.
Write to Your Local Newspaper: Or contact your local radio and TV stations, and ask them for more news on Darfur!
Hold a Video Screening: Raise public awareness of the crisis in Darfur by inviting friends and neighbors to a screening of Human Rights Watch's video "Darfur Destroyed," available as a DVD. The six-minute video includes scenes of burned and bombed villages and extensive interviews with the civilian victims of the crisis. Villagers interviewed for the video describe attacks by those they call "Janjaweed" militias operating in concert with Sudanese government forces.
Write to the Members of the UN Security Council: Urge them to take immediate action on Darfur to protect civilians, reverse ethnic cleansing, end impunity, and ensure full humanitarian access to all people in need throughout the region. Ask the Security Council to:
Issue a resolution condemning the Sudanese government's recent and ongoing bombardment of civilian areas in West Darfur and the imposition of targeted sanctions on responsible individuals.
Maintain pressure on the government of Sudan to facilitate the swift and effective deployment of the United Nations-African Union hybrid peacekeeping force (UNAMID).
Issue a resolution demanding that the Sudanese government immediately surrender the two suspects named by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
Write to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Ask him to:
Publicly condemn abuses by all parties to the conflict, in particular to publicly press the government of Sudan to end its ongoing attacks on civilians and other abuses, to reign in and disarm the Janjaweed militia, to facilitate the deployment of UNAMID, and to cooperate with the International Criminal Court.
Urge UN and AU Member States to fully support the deployment of the UNAMID protection force with the necessary technical and logistical assistance, including personnel and helicopter units.
You may contact the UN secretary-general at: inquiries@un.org
Write to the Sudanese Government: Ask the Sudanese government to:
Immediately cease its campaign of ethnic cleansing and stop all deliberate or indiscriminate ground and aerial attacks against civilians and civilian property in Darfur through the use of Government forces and government-sponsored and supplied militia/Janjaweed.
Fully and proactively support the swift and effective deployment of UNAMID and ensure that UNAMID can carry out their mandates unhindered, including having freedom of movement throughout Darfur.
Fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court, as per UN Security Council Resolution 1593, including handing over Ahmed Haroun and Ali Kosheib in accordance with the arrest warrants issued by the Pre-Trial Chamber on April 27, 2007.
Provide full and unimpeded access for national and international human rights monitoring missions.
Letters to the Sudanese government should be addressed to the following individuals:
His Excellency President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir
Office of the President
People's Palace
PO Box 281
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: +249 183 782541
His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit
First Vice-President
People's Palace
PO Box 281
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 249 11 779977 / 771025
His Excellency Ali Osman Mohamed Taha
Vice-President
People's Palace
PO Box 281
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 249 183 77 10 25
Mr Abdel Bassit Sabdarat
Minister of Justice
Ministry of Justice
PO Box 302
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: +249 183 780796
Mr Deng Alor
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs/External Relations
PO Box 873
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 249 183 77 93 83
Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Hamed
Minister of Internal Affairs
Ministry of Interior
PO Box 873
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: +249 183 779383
Dr Abdelmuneim Osman Mohamed Taha
Advisory Council for Human Rights, Rapporteur
PO Box 302
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: +249 183 77 08 83
H.E. Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamed
Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sudan to the United Nations
305 East 47th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY, 10017
Fax: 1 212 573 6169
Donate to Humanitarian Agencies in the United States: A number of nongovernmental humanitarian agencies are providing help to Sudanese refugees in Chad and to Darfurians inside Sudan. Contact the following agencies for more information on their work in Chad and Darfur:
CARE
151 Ellis Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30303-2440
United States
Phone: 1-800-521-CARE ext. 999
Online at: http://www.careusa.org/
Doctors Without Borders-Holland (Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF-H)
Doctors Without Borders-France (MSF-F):
Please contact MSF's New York office at 1-888-392-0392
Online at http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
International Committee of the Red Cross
19 avenue de la Paix
1202 Geneva, Switzerland
Online at: http://www.icrc.org/
International Rescue Committee
122 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10168
United States
Phone: 212-551-3000
Online at: http://www.theirc.org/
Oxfam America
1100 15th St., NW Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
Online at: http://www.oxfamamerica.org/
Save the Children-US
Attn: Donor Services
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
Phone: 1-800-728-3843
Online at: http://www.savethechildren.org/
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
c/o USA for UNHCR
1775 K Street, NW Suite 290
Washington, DC 20006
United States
Phone: 1-800-770-1100
Online at: http://www.usaforunhcr.org/
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
c/o US Fund for UNICEF
333 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
United States
Online at: http://www.unicefusa.org/
Donate to Humanitarian Agencies in the United Kingdom: A number of nongovernmental humanitarian agencies are providing help to Sudanese refugees in Chad and to Darfurians inside Sudan. Contact the following agencies for more information on their work in Chad and Darfur:
CARE
10-13 Rushworth Street
London SE1 0RB
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)207 934 9334
Fax: +44 (0)207 934 9335
Email: info@ciuk.org
Website: http://www.careinternational.org.uk/
Médecins Sans Frontières (UK)
67-74 Saffron Hill
London
EC1N 8QX
Tel: 020 7404 6600
Fax: 020 7404 4466
E-mail: office-ldn@london.msf.org
Website: http://www.msf.org/home-uk.cfm
Save the Children-UK
FREEPOST NAT7383
Witney
OX29 7BR UK
Phone: 44-20-7012-6400
Website: http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/
UNICEF
Africa House
64-78 Kingsway
WC2B 6NB London
United Kingdom
+44 20 7405.5592
Email: info@unicef.org.uk
Website: http://www.unicef.org.uk/
UNHCR
Millbank Tower
21-14 Millbank
London SW1P 4PQ
GBRLO@UNHCR.CH
Security Council Members and Contact Information:
Belgium
Term Ends: December 31, 2008
Presidency: June 2007
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Johan Verbeke
Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations
One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza
885 Second Avenue, 41st Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: +1 212 378 6300
Fax: +1 212 681 7618
Email: newyorkUN@diplobel.be
Burkina Faso
Term Ends: December 31, 2009
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Michel Kafando
Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso to the United Nations
866 United Nations Plaza
Suite 326/327A
New York, NY 10017
Tel: +1 212 308 4720/4721
Fax: +1 212 308 4690
E-mail: bfapm@un.int
China
Permanent Member
Presidency: April 2005
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Wang Guangya
Deputy Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Liu Zhenmin
Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations
350 East 35th Street
New York, New York USA 10016
Tel: +1 212 655 6100
Fax. +1 212 634 0042
E-mail: chinamissionun@mfa.gov.cn
Costa Rica
Term Ends: December 31, 2009
Permanent Representative: S.E Sr. Jorge Urbina
Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations
211 East 43rd Street
Room 903
New York, NY 10017
Tel: +1 212 986 6373/ 74
Fax: +1 212 986 6842
e-mail: misioncostaricaun@yahoo.com
Croatia
Term Ends: December 31, 2009
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mrs. Mirjana Mladineo
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations
820 Second Avenue
19th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: +1 212 986 1585
Fax: +1212 986 2011
E-mail: cromiss.un@mvp.hr
France
Permanent Member
Presidency: June 2005
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Jean-Maurice Ripert
Deputy Permanent Representative: Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
245 East 47th Street, 44th Floor
New York, New York USA 10017
Tel: +1 212 702 4900
Fax: +1212 421 6889
E-mail: france@un.int
Correspondence: French
Indonesia
Presidency: November 2007
Permanent Representative: H.E. R.M. Marty M. Natalegawa
Charge d'affaires: H.E. Mrs. Adiyatwidi
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations
325 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel: +1 212 972 8333
Fax: +1 212 972 9780
Email: ptri@indonesiamission-ny.org
Italy
Term Ends: December 31, 2008
Presidency: December 2007
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Marcello Spatafora
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations
2 United Nations Plaza, 24th floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: +1 646 840 5300
Fax: +1 212 486 1036
Email: info.italyun@esteri.it
Libya
Term Ends: December 31, 2009
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Giadalla A. Ettalhi
Deputy Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Attia Omar Mubarak
The Permanent Mission of Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the United Nations
309 East 48 street
New York, NY, 10017, USA
Tel: +1 212 752 5775
Fax: + 1 212 593 4787
Panama
Term Ends: December 31, 2008
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Ricardo Alberto Arias
Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations
866 U.N. Plaza, Suite 4030
Nueva York, NY 10017
Tel: +1 212 421-5420
Fax: +1 212 421-2694
Email: emb@panama-un.org
Russian Federation
Permanent Member
SC Presidency: November 2005; March 2007
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Vitaly Churkin
Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations
136 East 67th Street
New York, New York USA 10021
Telephone: +1 212 861 4900, -4901
Fax: +1 212 628 0252, 212 517 7427
E-mail: rusun@un.int
South Africa
Term Ends: December 31, 2008
Presidency: March 2007
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Dumisani Shadrack Kumalo
Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations
333 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel: +1 212 213 5583
Fax: +1 212 692 2498
E-mail: pmun@southafrica-newyork.net
United Kingdom
Permanent Member
SC Presidency: December 2005; May 2007
Permanent Representative: H.E. Sir John Sawers, KCMG
Deputy Permanent Representative: H.E. Ms. Karen Pierce
Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 885 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: +1 212 745 9200
Telefax:+1 212 745 9316
E-mail: uk@un.int
United States of America
Permanent Member
SC Presidency: February 2006
Permanent Representative: Mr. Zalmay Khalizad
Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations
799 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017-3505
Telephone: +1 212 415 4000
Telefax: +1 212 415 4443
E-mail: usa@un.int
Viet Nam
Term Ends: December 31, 2009
Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Le Luong Minh
Deputy Permanent Representative: H.E. Mr. Hoang Chi Trung
Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to the United Nations
866 United Nations Plaza
Suite 435
New York, NY 10017
Tel: +1 212 644 0594 / 0831
Fax: +1 212 644 5732
Email: info@vietnam-un.org