Human Rights: One Million People At Risk in Darfur

Taylor Westlake
March 27, 2009
2:20pm

Since the latest episodes in Darfur people are getting less and less food supplies, clean water, and healthcare support. Because they are not able to have numerous amounts of these things there are a million people who are at risk for dying either of starvation, or health problems. It is said that there are "1.5 million people who are dependent for health care, 1.1 million who need regular food aid, and 1 million who need clean water" this is estimated by the United Nations. Since they are so many people who are in need of all these things, and they are not able to get it they are now at risk for sickness or eventually death. Not only are people sufuring people are also commiting crimes due to this. War crimes have broken out in Darfur with it starting with Bashir acting out. Due to war crimes and to health problems and lack of food the humanitarianism is reducing drasticly. The percentage has reduced down to just 50 percent this year.

To me this article is sad for many reasons. The fact that the people in Darfur are lacking food, clean water and healthcare means that more and more are getting closer to death everyday. Those who need treatment are not able to get the treatment they need, or they are not able to get any treatment at all. I wish that there was something more that the United States could do for them. The fact that Bashir started a war does not help anything either. It is just another way that more and more people are getting closer to their death and Darfur does not need all of these issues going on. Having one thing go wrong is already enough.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/24/un.sudan/index.html