Last August, when the UN Security Council authorized a peacekeeping mission for Darfur, we thought the wait for peacekeepers had finally come to an end.

A year later, stalled by Sudanese objections, that peacekeeping force has still not been deployed. Never in the history of the United Nations has it failed to deploy such a mission once authorized.

Today the UN Security Council authorized another peacekeeping force: a hybrid United Nations-African Union force mandated to protect civilians and humanitarian operations in Darfur.

The people of Darfur cannot afford another delay. Click here now to send a message to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and urge him to press world leaders to contribute to peace in Darfur, and to stand behind their commitments.

Every nation in the world has something to offer this peacekeeping mission. Some will need to contribute troops. Some will need to give funds. Some will need to use diplomatic and economic pressure to make the Sudanese regime fulfill its promise to accept this force.

But all nations must work to ensure that this time, the UN upholds its commitment to the people of Darfur. 

Click here to sign the petition to Secretary-General Ban and tell him that the people of Darfur have waited long enough. It is time to act!

Once you've signed the petition, please forward this message to your friends and family and ask them to join you in taking action.

As always, thank you for helping urge our world leaders into action for the people of Darfur.

Colleen Connors
Save Darfur Coalition

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