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=National Help/Relations=

The war in Dafur began in 2003. In spring of 2004, the African Union was the leading group to try to help the people of Darfur. On May 25, 2004, the UN made its first comment on the subject. In 2004 the African Unions propsed a N'djamena Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement and had it signed. Unfortunatly the ceasefire was not observed. In September 2004 the United States recognized 'genocide has been committed in Darfur and that the Government of Sudan and the Janjaweed bear responsibility – and that genocide may still be occurring.' After this, the U.S decided that they would not change their policy towards Sudan. Between June and December 2004 the UN became even more greatly envolved. In 2005 the UN had a meeting trying to find some more ways to think of how to stop the horrible things happening in Darfur. There have been many propsed signing of treatys and things like that but none have been very effective. The UN then proposed a peacekeeping operation to stop flights over and into the Darfur region. In 2006 the UN decided that they were going to send troops into Darfur to try to stop the events. The United States tried to get a Darfur Peace Agreement signed by many nations. The government in Sudan signed it but it was not welcomed in the international community. The Security Council urged rebel groups not to sign. In July 2007, the UN sent more troops into Darfur, even though the fighting still continues today. --Laura H

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