Sudan & Darfur Crisis - Directory of Online Resources

Area & Country Studies > African Studies > Sudan

United Nations - News Focus - Sudan

• Security Council Expands Mandate of UN Mission in Sudan to Include Darfur (31 August 2006)
  Resolution 1706 (2006)

United Nations - IRIN News - Sudan
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

• SUDAN: A Future Without War?
  IRIN Web special on the prospects of peace in Sudan.

Facing History & Ourselves

• Preventing Genocide: Podcasts and Online Discussions [March 2007]
  "...In an exciting collaboration with the award-winning interview program and podcast series Voices on Genocide Prevention from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, we present three new podcasts [March 2007] featuring experts in the field of genocide prevention. The podcasts will consider the legacy of Raphael Lemkin, the individual who coined the word "genocide" in 1944; the politics of intervention; and the inspiring work of young anti-genocide activists today...Following each podcast, we will facilitate an online discussion with the expert featured in the most recent podcast. Online discussions are open to the public; you may participate in one or all of the sessions."

U.S. Dept. of State

• Fact Sheet: United States Policy on Sudan (May 2006)
• On-The-Record Briefing on Sudan (September 29, 2004)
• The Crisis in Darfur (September 2004)
  "...genocide has been committed in Darfur and that the Government of Sudan and the Jingaweit bear responsibility."
  Secretary Powell, Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
• Signing of the Naivasha Protocols(May 26, 2004)
  "...signing of three protocols by the Government of Sudan and the Sudan Peopleís Liberation Movement. These protocols, taken together with the agreements reached previously, resolve the outstanding substantive issues that were at the heart of Sudanís civil war."
• Background Notes: Sudan (March 2004)
  Sections include: People ; History ; Government ; Political Conditions ; Economy ; Defense ; Foreign Relations ; U.S. Relations ; Travel/Business.

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• Darfur Crisis
  Death Estimates Demonstrate Severity of Crisis, but Their Accuracy and Credibility Could Be Enhanced, November 2006.
• Darfur Crisis
  Progress in Aid and Peace Monitoring Threatened by Ongoing Violence and Operational Challenges, November 2006.

Africa Action
"Africa Action is the oldest organization in the U.S. working on African affairs. Our mission is to change U.S. Africa relations to promote political, economic and social justice in Africa. We provide accessible information and analysis and we mobilize popular support for campaigns to achieve this mission."

• Africa Action - Campaign to Stop Genocide in Darfur
  Sections include: Resources & Analysis ; Campaign Updates ; Activist Toolkit ; Take Action Now.
  • The UN Security Council and the Darfur Crisis: A Country-by Country Analysis (October 2006)

African Affairs

• Darfur: The International Community's Failure to Protect
  By Nick Grono, September 2006.

allAfrica.com: Sudan (English or French)
News digest.

International Crisis Group (ICG)

• Darfur's Fragile Peace Agreement
  Africa Briefing No. 39, June 2006.
• Beyond Victimhood: Women's Peacebuilding in Sudan, Congo and Uganda
  Africa Report No. 112, June 2006.

International Crisis Group - Crisis in Darfur
Sections include: What You Can Do ; The Present Situation ; Current Info ; Analysis ; News ; Documents ; Maps ; Images.

• Getting the UN Into Darfur
  Africa Briefing No. 43, October 2006.

International Rescue Committee
Aiding Refugees and Communities Victimized by War

• Special Report - Darfur: Growing Violence

JURIST - Legal News & Research
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law

• Current Awareness - Darfur
  Includes latest News, Websites, Recent Commentary, Recent Documents ; Recent Video.

Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)
"This site was created by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) to provide an arena for American Muslim activists to share information, network, and work on causes that impact the American Muslim community."
Contains sections on networking, opinion, analysis, resources, and current events.

• National Muslim Groups Offer Approach to Darfur Crisis
  Position Statement, May 2006.

Sudan Post
Latest News from WN Network

Sudanese Online (English or Arabic)
Latest News about Sudan

BBC News - Country Profiles: Sudan
Sections include: News ; Overview ; Facts ; Leaders ; Media ; Darfur Conflict.

• Q&A: Sudan's Darfur Conflict

Brookings Institution

• IN FOCUS: Stopping the Darfur Genocide - (dead link)
  Sections include: Analysis & Commentary ; Events.
• The Escalating Crisis in Darfur
  Speech by Susan E. Rice February 21, 2007 before the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
• Next Steps for Darfur
  A Brookings Briefing, November, 20, 2006.
  Speakers: Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under Secretary - General for Peacekeeping, UN and Andrew Natsios, U.S. Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan.

Fort Worth Star Telegram

• "How John Q. Citizen Can Affect Darfur"
  Op-Ed by Colin Thomas-Jensen, 9 January 2007.

Guardian Unlimited

• Refugees Executed in Desert of Sudan (April 25, 2004)

Human Rights Watch

• Africa: Crisis in Darfur
  Sections include: Background: Crisis in Darfur ; Map of Darfur ; Q&A on the Crisis ; Photographs: Darfur in Flames ; Video Crisis in Darfur.
  • Sudan Report: Darfur Destroyed (May 7, 2004)
    "Ethnic Cleansing by Government and Militia Forces in Western Sudan"
  • Sudan: Government and Militias Conspire in Darfur Killings (April 23, 2004)
    "Major Massacre Shows State Complicity"

New Republic Online

• Special Issue: Darfur
  Sections include: Articles from the May 15, 2006 Issue ; Images ; Special Features ; Darfur Resources & Links ; From the Archives on Darfur ; From the Archives on Genocide.

Northwestern Journal for International Affairs

• No Quick Fix for Darfur
  By Roberta Cohen, Spring 2006.

NPR
- National Public Radio

• Former Diplomat Calls for Military Strikes in Sudan
  Listen to the October 2006 interview with Susan Rice, an Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs under President Clinton.
• Diplomats Face New Deadline on Darfur
  Listen to the September 2006 interview with Susan Rice, an Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs under President Clinton.

PBS - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
An online companion to the weekly television new program.

• Cover: Darfur Activist
  Watch the October 13, 2006 episode online.

PBS - The Online NewsHour: Crisis in Sudan
Sections include: News ; Reports ; Profiles ; Resources ; Regional Outlook.

ReligionLink - Darfur
"Religious questions, advocates and resources.

Seattle Times

• Young Sudanese Men Survive War, Starvation -- and U.S. Culture Shock
  Article by Florangela Davila, May 23, 2004.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Committee on Conscience
"Responding to Threats of Genocide Today"

• Alert - Darfur
  Sections include: Overview ; Current Situation ; News ; Statistics ; Web Links.

Washington Post

• So How Come We Haven't Stopped It?
  Op-Ed by John Prendergast, November 19, 2006

Government

Republic of Sudan (Arabic or English)
"welcome in Sudan official portal , we hope that you could find all important information concerning investment ,economic growth, cabinet ministries and members besides links to other important official sites."

Digital Library

Human Rights Watch

• Africa: Crisis in Darfur
  Sections include: Background: Crisis in Darfur ; Map of Darfur ; Q&A on the Crisis ; Photographs: Darfur in Flames ; Video Crisis in Darfur.
  • Darfur Drawn: The Conflict Through Children's Eyes
    "Schoolchildren from seven refugee camps and the border town of Tine offered Human Rights Watchís researchers hundreds of drawings in the hope that the rest of the world would see their stories as described in their own unique visual vocabulary of war."
    Sections include: The Drawings ; Audio ; More on Darfur ; Get Involved.
  • Sudan Report: Darfur Destroyed (May 7, 2004)
    "Ethnic Cleansing by Government and Militia Forces in Western Sudan"
  • Sudan: Government and Militias Conspire in Darfur Killings (April 23, 2004)
    "Major Massacre Shows State Complicity"

International Crisis Group - Crisis in Darfur
Sections include: What You Can Do ; The Present Situation ; Current Info ; Analysis ; News ; Documents ; Maps ; Images.

• Getting the UN Into Darfur
  Africa Briefing No. 43, October 2006.

Sudan Monthly Reports - (dead link)
Sudan Catholic Information Center

Sudanic Africa : A Journal of Historical Sources
Selected articles online

• Ten-Year Index 1990-1999

U.S. Dept. of State - Bureau of African Affairs

• On-The-Record Briefing on Sudan (September 29, 2004)
• Background Notes: Sudan (March 2004)
  Sections include: People ; History ; Government ; Political Conditions ; Economy ; Defense ; Foreign Relations ; U.S. Relations ; Travel/Business.

General Background

BBC News - Country Profiles: Sudan
Sections include: News ; Overview ; Facts ; Leaders ; Media ; Darfur Conflict.

CIA - The World Factbook - Sudan
Sections include: Background ; Geography ; People ; Government ; Economy ; Communications ; Transportation ; Military ; Transnational Issues.

Library of Congress - Sudan - A Country Study (etext)
- Federal Research Division, Country Studies, Area Handbook Series.

Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy

• Feinstein International Famine Center
  Sections include: Programs ; Publications ; Training ; Education.
  • Darfur, Livelihoods under Siege
    Center Report by Young, H., Osman, A., Aklilu, Y., Dale, R., Badri. B., 2005.

U.S. Dept. of State - Bureau of African Affairs

• Signing of the Naivasha Protocols (May 26, 2004)
  "...signing of three protocols by the Government of Sudan and the Sudan Peopleís Liberation Movement. These protocols, taken together with the agreements reached previously, resolve the outstanding substantive issues that were at the heart of Sudanís civil war."
• Background Notes: Sudan (March 2004)
  Sections include: People ; History ; Government ; Political Conditions ; Economy ; Defense ; Foreign Relations ; U.S. Relations ; Travel/Business.

University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center

• Sudan Page
  Edited by Dr. Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.

World Bank Group

• World Bank Group in Sudan
  Sections include: Overview ; Documents & Reports ; WB Support Program ; Data ; Related Links ; News/Events.

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